Appellant, v. Dan Glickman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agency.

3 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 21,684 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute
  2. Blum v. Stenson

    465 U.S. 886 (1984)   Cited 8,876 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that fee shifting is “to be calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community, regardless of whether plaintiff is represented by private or nonprofit counsel”
  3. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

    746 F.2d 4 (D.C. Cir. 1984)   Cited 468 times
    Holding that in enacting § 1988, Congress intended plaintiffs to recover wages lost during litigation