Legal Opinion
Gillen v. Gates
District Court, C.D. California
Decided March 11, 1994No. CV 91-6384 JSLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LETTS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney’s Fee
Before the Court is plaintiff Barbara Gillen’s application for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. This Court has not addressed the question of fees application under this statute since giving a complete exposition of its understanding of the relevant law in Gomez v. Gates, 804 F.Supp. 69 (C.D.Cal.1992). Juxtaposed against Gomez, this case shows how difficult it may be for district courts in § 1988 cases to arrive at fees which are truly “reasonable” through application of the “lodestar” analysis dictated by the Supreme Court…
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