Legal Opinion
George S. Jonas v. Edward J. Stack, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1985No. 83-5390PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to determine whether an attorney who successfully prosecutes another attorney’s application for fees under the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Awards Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. § 1988, may thereupon request compensation for his own services under the same statute. Although we conclude that such representation constitutes a service which may be compensable within the meaning of the Act, we also conclude that the award may be made only to counsel who actually represented the prevailing party. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal because it and the fee request…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Martha Johnson and Delores J. Ceballos, Etc. v. University College of the University of Alabama in Birmingham George W. Campbell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Rita Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. The State of Mississippi, Defendants-Appellants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Dennis v. ChangCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Dowdell v. City of Apopka, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Haitian Refugee Center, an Unincorporated, Not for Profit Organization v. Edwin Meese, III , Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Villano v. City of Boynton BeachCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
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