Legal Opinion
Huffman v. Saul Holdings Ltd. Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2001No. 99-5239PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
This case involves an award of attorneys’ fees following what should have been the conclusion, at least with respect to proceedings in the federal courts, of a case already marred by a lengthy procedural history. We hold that the district court lacked authority to grant plaintiffs Marshall Huffman and Virginia Newton appeal-related fees and, in addition, erroneously failed to conduct an inquiry into the reasonableness of their fee application. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the district court with directions to vacate its award of appellate fees and to conduct…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Marshall Huffman Virginia Newton v. Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, a Maryland Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Diana L. Mason, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Otis W. Mason, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Rohrbaugh v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- State of Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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