Legal Opinion
24 Fair empl.prac.cas. 961, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,350 Walter Jones, Jr., Cross v. Armstrong Cork Company, Armstrong Cork Company, Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1980No. 79-3891PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal and cross appeal involve a single issue: the reasonableness of the attorney’s fees awarded to Bernice Turner, local counsel for the prevailing plaintiff class in a Title VII Civil Rights Act suit. Since the district court adequately analyzed and balanced the factors enumerated in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc., 488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir. 1974), which are to be utilized as a guideline in determining a reasonable award, we affirm.
This Title VII race discrimination action was filed October 10,1974. Bernice Turner, representing the plaintiff class, was joined as plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Guadalupe Guajardo, Jr., Cross-Appellants v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Foster v. Boise-Cascade, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1976
- Guajardo v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
- Aumiller v. University of DelawareDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1978
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3Cited by29 opinions
- 27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1293, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,338 Dorothy Allen, Cross-Appellees v. United States Steel Corp., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Richardson v. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Andrew S. Jacobs v. Anthony Mancuso, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Tatro v. State of Tex.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1981
- Cobell v. NortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
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