Columbia Manufacturing Corporation

14 Cited authorities

  1. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n

    434 U.S. 412 (1978)   Cited 3,710 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Holding that for a defendant to recoup attorneys fees under § 706(k) of Title VII, a court must find that the plaintiff litigated his or her claim beyond the point where it became “frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless” or where plaintiff acted in bad faith
  2. Bradley v. Richmond School Board

    416 U.S. 696 (1974)   Cited 1,464 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "an appellate court must apply the law in effect at the time it renders its decision," unless such application would work a manifest injustice or there is statutory direction or legislative history to the contrary
  3. Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.

    526 F.2d 67 (9th Cir. 1976)   Cited 2,042 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Adopting 12 factors for consideration in attorney’s fees cases
  4. Lund v. Affleck

    587 F.2d 75 (1st Cir. 1978)   Cited 163 times
    In Lund v. Affleck, 587 F.2d 75 (1st Cir. 1978), we held that the merits test is met, and attorney's fees may be awarded, when a party prevails not on any part of the § 1983 claim but on a pendent, nonconstitutional statutory claim, if the § 1983 claim was "substantial and... the successful pendent claim arose from the same nucleus of facts."
  5. Johnson v. State of Miss

    606 F.2d 635 (5th Cir. 1979)   Cited 133 times
    Holding local officials liable for attorney fees under section 1988 for enforcing state statute
  6. Souza v. Southworth

    564 F.2d 609 (1st Cir. 1977)   Cited 85 times
    Rejecting defendant's argument that district court in civil rights suit lacked authority to make award for appellate work
  7. Photo Data, Inc. v. Sawyer

    533 F. Supp. 348 (D.D.C. 1982)   Cited 68 times
    Underlying government action
  8. Manhart v. City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Water

    652 F.2d 904 (9th Cir. 1981)   Cited 63 times
    Holding that plaintiffs are entitled to attorney's fees for time spent litigating the fees issue on appeal under Title VII's attorney's fee provision
  9. Love v. Mayor, of Cheyenne

    620 F.2d 235 (10th Cir. 1980)   Cited 62 times
    In Love v. Mayor of Cheyenne, 620 F.2d 235, 237 (10th Cir. 1980), we did reserve the issue of whether a plaintiff's ability to pay is a special circumstance that can render a fee award unjust.
  10. Weisenberger v. Huecker

    593 F.2d 49 (6th Cir. 1979)   Cited 64 times
    In Weisenberger, we found that the district court erred in denying prevailing plaintiffs requested attorneys' fees and costs incurred in pursuing their attorneys' fees awards in two § 1983 cases and awarded the plaintiffs ninety percent of the hours submitted in their supplemental request.
  11. Section 1365 - Citizen suits

    33 U.S.C. § 1365   Cited 2,262 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Granting Administrator right to intervene in citizen suits
  12. Section 504 - Costs and fees of parties

    5 U.S.C. § 504   Cited 659 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing payment of attorney's fees by the Government when a party prevails in a federal agency adjudication
  13. Section 2059 - Repealed

    15 U.S.C. § 2059   Cited 15 times

    15 U.S.C. § 2059 Pub. L. 97-35, title XII, §1210, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 721 Section, Pub. L. 92-573, §10, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1217; Pub. L. 94-284, §10(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 506, related to filing of a petition by an interested person for issuance, amendment, or revocation of a consumer product safety rule. STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Aug. 14, 1981, see section 1215 of Pub. L. 97-35 set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note