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[Redacted], Sherman K., 1 Complainant, v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration), Agency.

Appeal No. 2020001888 (E.E.O.C. Aug. 19, 2021)
[Redacted], Sherman K., 1 Complainant, v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration), Agency.

21 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 21,692 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 8,879 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. Universal Camera Corp. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

    340 U.S. 474 (1951)   Cited 9,577 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that court may not "displace the Board's choice between two fairly conflicting views, even though the court would justifiably have made a different choice had the matter been before it de novo "

  4. Pullman-Standard v. Swint

    456 U.S. 273 (1982)   Cited 1,615 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[w]hen an appellate court discerns that a district court has failed to make a finding because of an erroneous view of the law, the usual rule is that there should be a remand for further proceedings to permit the trial court to make the missing findings"

  5. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.

    488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir. 1974)   Cited 7,727 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the novelty and difficulty of the questions" involved in the case is a factor in the determination of a reasonable fee

  6. Gates v. Deukmejian

    987 F.2d 1392 (9th Cir. 1992)   Cited 1,695 times
    Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by applying exception to the forum rule where local counsel were unavailable

  7. Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.

    526 F.2d 67 (9th Cir. 1976)   Cited 2,001 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Adopting 12 factors for consideration in attorney’s fees cases

  8. Case v. Unified School District No. 233

    157 F.3d 1243 (10th Cir. 1998)   Cited 670 times
    Holding that "the fees for attorneys, law clerks, and legal assistants are all determined in the same fashion" "under the rubric of" § 1988

  9. West v. Gibson

    527 U.S. 212 (1999)   Cited 112 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "appropriate remedies" in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e–16(b) includes remedies not expressly enumerated

  10. National Ass'n of Concerned Veterans v. Secretary of Defense

    675 F.2d 1319 (D.C. Cir. 1982)   Cited 524 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a fee application must "contain sufficiently detailed information about the hours logged and the work done"

  11. Section 2000e - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e   Cited 51,702 times   129 Legal Analyses
    Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions

  12. Section 621 - Congressional statement of findings and purpose

    29 U.S.C. § 621   Cited 17,511 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Finding that "older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs"

  13. Section 1981a - Damages in cases of intentional discrimination in employment

    42 U.S.C. § 1981a   Cited 4,169 times   55 Legal Analyses
    Finding that "additional remedies under Federal law are needed to deter unlawful harassment and intentional discrimination in the workplace"

  14. Section 1602.14 - Preservation of records made or kept

    29 C.F.R. § 1602.14   Cited 163 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Exempting "seasonal" jobs from certain recordkeeping requirements

  15. Section 1614.405 - Decisions on appeals

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.405   Cited 81 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Providing that " decision [of the EEOC in an administrative appeal] is final . . . unless . . . [e]ither party files a timely request for reconsideration"

  16. Section 1614.501 - Remedies and relief

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.501   Cited 42 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Incorporating § 1920 into the regulations

  17. Section 1614.403 - How to appeal

    29 C.F.R. § 1614.403   Cited 34 times
    Indicating that failure to file timely appeal requires dismissal by EEOC