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Emiko S. v. Dep't of Transp.

EEOC Appeal No. 0120161130 (E.E.O.C. Jul. 19, 2016)
Emiko S. v. Dep't of Transp.

7 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 22,443 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 9,192 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. Wulf v. City of Wichita

    883 F.2d 842 (10th Cir. 1989)   Cited 273 times
    Holding that allegations in letter to Attorney General that included a report of sexual harassment of an officer by a supervisor involved matters of public concern

  4. Sanchez v. Puerto Rico Oil Co.

    37 F.3d 712 (1st Cir. 1994)   Cited 229 times
    Holding that a remitted award may be overturned if "the reduced figure remains so extravagant as to shock the appellate conscience."

  5. Cygnar v. City of Chicago

    865 F.2d 827 (7th Cir. 1989)   Cited 169 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that evidence that patronage targets' names were known by defendant to be on Democratic Party contributors' list sufficient to support finding that defendant knew, despite his denial, of their political affiliations

  6. Section 2000e-16 - Employment by Federal Government

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16   Cited 5,082 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Adopting provisions of § 2000e-5(f)-(k), including that "[e]ach United States district court . . . shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this subchapter"

  7. Section 1614.401 - Appeals to the Commission

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.401   Cited 155 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Permitting appeal to EEOC