Missouri v. Jenkins
491 U.S. 274 (1989) Cited 2,375 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that reasonable attorney's fees includes the costs of paralegals' time
Richlin Sec. Serv. Co. v. Chertoff
553 U.S. 571 (2008) Cited 459 timesHolding EAJA allows claimants to recover fees incurred for paralegal services based on market rates for such services, not their cost to attorneys
Camacho v. Bridgeport
523 F.3d 973 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,558 timesHolding that fees-on-fees must be calculated using the lodestar method
Moreno v. Sacramento
534 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,318 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that a court may impose a discretionary 10 percent "haircut"
United Steelworkers v. Phelps Dodge Corp.
896 F.2d 403 (9th Cir. 1990) Cited 754 timesHolding that the district court must “presume ... reasonable” an uncontested market fee rate supported by sufficient evidence
Ferland v. Conrad Credit Corp.
244 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2001) Cited 511 timesHolding that where the district court cuts substantially the number of hours compensated because of perceived inefficiency, the court must either "calibrate the number [of hours] chosen to demonstrable inefficiency in carrying out particular tasks" or provide an explanation of the level of reduction chosen
Lytle v. Carl
382 F.3d 978 (9th Cir. 2004) Cited 454 timesHolding that a school superintendent and assistant superintendent were final policymakers with respect to employee discipline where their decisions were unreviewable, even though the Board of Trustees had delegated such power to be exercised in accordance with "laws, board policies, and regulations"
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger
608 F.3d 446 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 339 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that fees for monitoring of settlement agreement may be awarded pursuant to § 1988
Miller v. United States Dept. of State
779 F.2d 1378 (8th Cir. 1985) Cited 348 timesHolding that an agency carries its burden of proof by providing affidavits to explain why documents are subject to an exemption
Davy v. Central Intelligence Agency
550 F.3d 1155 (D.C. Cir. 2008) Cited 153 timesHolding that fourth factor weighed against agency where agency took more than one year to process documents and provided no legal basis in response to a second FOIA request
Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
5 U.S.C. § 552 Cited 12,431 times 559 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Court's entering of a “Stipulation and Order” approving the parties' terms of dismissal did not amount to a “court-ordered consent decree” that would render the plaintiff the prevailing party