461 U.S. 424 (1983) Cited 21,943 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
465 U.S. 886 (1984) Cited 8,995 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”
Holding that a district court may not mechanically reduce the number of hours requested based upon “the belief that the claimed hours were simply disproportionate [to the amount involved], without regard to the reasonableness of the attorney's expenditure of time in responding to the particular circumstances”
700 F. Supp. 2d 510 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) Cited 128 times
Holding that entries that omit information about the subject matter of the work, e.g., "meeting w/co-counsel" and "conference w/co- counsel," justify a reduction in the hours expended
Holding that plaintiff did not fail to mitigate her damages by attending school full-time after unsuccessful job search, distinguishing cases where "a plaintiff voluntarily absents herself from an active job market . . . or where the plaintiff completely fails to seek alternate employment prior to enrolling in school"
42 U.S.C. § 1988 Cited 22,051 times 45 Legal Analyses
Finding that 28 U.S.C. § 1920 defines the term "costs" as used in Rule 54(d) and enumerates the expenses that a federal court may tax as a cost under the discretionary authority granted in Rule 54(d)