Legal Opinion
Ecos, Inc. v. Brinegar
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided October 1, 1987No. 1:06-m-00094PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GORDON, Senior District Judge:
A “request for attorney’s fees should not result in a second major litigation.” Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 487, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1941, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983). As this case illustrates, this quote expresses a laudable, but frequently ignored, sentiment. The parties herein have spent considerable time during the last five years litigating over attorney’s fees. At present, plaintiffs/intervenors’ motion for attorney’s fees is, for the fourth time, before a court for a ruling.
FACTS
In 1959, the City of Durham, North Carolina, recognized the…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- In Re NelsonDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1997
- Military Circle Pet Center No. 94, Inc. v. Cobb CountyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1990
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