25 Cited authorities

Hensley v. Eckerhart
461 U.S. 424 (1983) Cited 21,525 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
Camacho v. Bridgeport
523 F.3d 973 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,463 times
Holding that fees-on-fees must be calculated using the lodestar method
Moreno v. Sacramento
534 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,250 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may impose a discretionary 10 percent "haircut"
Gates v. Deukmejian
987 F.2d 1392 (9th Cir. 1992) Cited 1,680 times
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by applying exception to the forum rule where local counsel were unavailable
Davis v. City and County of San Francisco
976 F.2d 1536 (9th Cir. 1992) Cited 596 times
Holding that prevailing civil rights counsel are entitled to compensation for work that is "directly and intimately related to the successful representation of a client"
Bell v. Clackamas County
341 F.3d 858 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 328 times
Holding that it was an abuse of discretion to apply market rates in effect more than two years before the work was performed
Akins v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.
79 Cal.App.4th 1127 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 283 times
Noting that a court is not required to allocate attorney's fees between successful and unsuccessful efforts for work on issues or claims that are so intertwined that it is impossible to separate them
McGrath v. County of Nevada
67 F.3d 248 (9th Cir. 1995) Cited 287 times
Vacating and remanding an attorney's fee award because the district court insufficiently explained how it arrived at the award
Johnson v. University College of Alabama
706 F.2d 1205 (11th Cir. 1983) Cited 287 times
Holding that in calculating attorney's fees, district courts should take into account inflation and interest
Figueroa-Torres v. Toledo-Davila
232 F.3d 270 (1st Cir. 2000) Cited 73 times
Holding that fees incurred in litigating dismissed claims against a supervisor, who was not at scene of arrest, were severable from fees incurred litigating successful claim against the arresting officers
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 485,542 times 688 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Rule 68 - Offer of Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 Cited 3,825 times 163 Legal Analyses
Granting costs incurred after plaintiff rejected less favorable offer by defendant

Fausto et al v. Credigy Services Corporation et al

25 Cited authorities

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

Holding that fees-on-fees must be calculated using the lodestar method

Holding that a court may impose a discretionary 10 percent "haircut"

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by applying exception to the forum rule where local counsel were unavailable

Holding that prevailing civil rights counsel are entitled to compensation for work that is "directly and intimately related to the successful representation of a client"

Holding that it was an abuse of discretion to apply market rates in effect more than two years before the work was performed

Noting that a court is not required to allocate attorney's fees between successful and unsuccessful efforts for work on issues or claims that are so intertwined that it is impossible to separate them

Vacating and remanding an attorney's fee award because the district court insufficiently explained how it arrived at the award

Holding that in calculating attorney's fees, district courts should take into account inflation and interest

Holding that fees incurred in litigating dismissed claims against a supervisor, who was not at scene of arrest, were severable from fees incurred litigating successful claim against the arresting officers

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Granting costs incurred after plaintiff rejected less favorable offer by defendant