Legal Opinion
Herdahl v. Pontotoc County School District
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided May 29, 1997No. 3:94CV188-B-BPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BIGGERS, District Judge.
The issue of the proper amount of attorney’s fees and expenses to be awarded to the plaintiff pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 is before the .court.
The plaintiff seeks an award of fees in the sum of $329,782.50 1 and expenses in the sum of $16,060.00. The plaintiff has submitted the affidavits of attorneys Rob McDuff, Elliot Mincberg, Judith Schaeffer, and Danny Lampley, along with an itemization of services and fees. The itemization reflects a total of 2300 hours of work performed during a period of twenty-two months.
In response, the defendants assert…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Cleveland Nisby and Hattie West v. Commissioners Court of Jefferson CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Coalition to Preserve Houston v. Interim Board of Trustees of Westheimer Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1980
- Phyllis JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLOR TILE, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Riley v. City of Jackson, Miss.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1997