Legal Opinion
Turner v. Secretary of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 1991No. 89-3852PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Attorney Thomas I. Atkins challenges the attorneys’ fees award in this Title VII case. He argues that the district court improperly modified the award under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 to grant fees to the NAACP, and that the district court erred when it awarded attorneys’ fees to Atkins at a lower hourly rate than he requested. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
In 1976, plaintiffs filed a class action suit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., *806alleging a pattern and practice of racial discrimination at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Thomas…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by11 opinions
- American Civil Liberties Union v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- ACLU of Georgia v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Jesse L. Harper v. Better Business Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Big Top Koolers, Inc. v. Circus-Man Snacks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Powell v. Carey International, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2007
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