Legal Opinion
Underwood v. Pierce
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1985No. 83-5773PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
This case requires us to consider the calculation of awards of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was ordered to pay $1,129,450 to the attorneys representing low income tenants in a class action against the Secretary. The fee award calculation included time for services performed in litigating the case and time spent by the attorneys in administering a settlement agreement.
We hold that the plaintiff class is entitled to a fee award for its attorneys’ litigation and settlement administration services. We also hold that ordering…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Rawlings v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Allen S. Berman v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Save Our Ecosystems v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Hoang Ha v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- George L. Barry v. Otis R. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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- International Woodworkers of America, Afl-Cio, Local 3-98 v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, and California Employment Development DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Lawrence Keasler and Keasler Body Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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