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James E. Carney, Complainant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.

01970674 (E.E.O.C. Feb. 11, 2000)
James E. Carney, Complainant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.

2 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 21,681 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. Copeland v. Marshall

    641 F.2d 880 (D.C. Cir. 1980)   Cited 1,023 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"