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Carmen P. Rockwell, Appellant, v. Donna Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.

05971058 (E.E.O.C. Oct. 28, 1999)
Carmen P. Rockwell, Appellant, v. Donna Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.

3 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 22,174 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 9,088 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. Copeland v. Marshall

    641 F.2d 880 (D.C. Cir. 1980)   Cited 1,033 times
    Holding that "in Title VII and similar fee-setting cases," a court may grant an "adjustment to reflect the delay in receipt of payment" because such delay "deprives the eventual recipient of the value of the use of the money in the meantime"