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Smith et al v. Bulls-Hit Ranch and Farm, Inc. et al

MEMORANDUM in support re Motion for Attorney Fees

21 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 21,677 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. Buckhannon Board Care Home v. West Va. D.H.H.R

    532 U.S. 598 (2001)   Cited 3,824 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a party becomes a prevailing party once there is a "judicially sanctioned change in the legal relationship of the parties"

  3. Perdue v. Kenny A.

    559 U.S. 542 (2010)   Cited 2,494 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that enhancement is permitted only in "rare circumstances in which the lodestar does not adequately take into account a factor that may properly be considered"

  4. Blum v. Stenson

    465 U.S. 886 (1984)   Cited 8,870 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”

  5. Texas Teachers Assn. v. Garland School Dist

    489 U.S. 782 (1989)   Cited 1,873 times
    Holding that where party seeks attorney's fees pursuant to fee-shifting statute, "no fee award is permissible until the [party] has crossed the statutory threshold of prevailing party status" (internal quotation marked omitted)

  6. Maher v. Gagne

    448 U.S. 122 (1980)   Cited 957 times
    Holding that the Eleventh Amendment did not bar a federal court from awarding attorney's fees against a state.

  7. Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. United States

    679 F.2d 1350 (11th Cir. 1982)   Cited 3,887 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Holding that settlement of an FLSA claim must be approved by either a court or the Department of Labor

  8. Norman v. Housing Auth., City of Montgomery

    836 F.2d 1292 (11th Cir. 1988)   Cited 2,826 times
    Holding that, when there is inadequate evidence of a prevailing market rate for a particular service, the district court is considered an expert on the question of reasonable fees and can consider its own knowledge and experience without additional pleadings or a hearing

  9. Kreager v. Solomon Flanagan, P.A

    775 F.2d 1541 (11th Cir. 1985)   Cited 246 times
    Holding that the American Rule applies to claims by prevailing defendants for attorney's fees in FLSA actions

  10. Williams v. R.W. Cannon, Inc.

    657 F. Supp. 2d 1302 (S.D. Fla. 2009)   Cited 67 times
    Finding that paralegal fees can be recovered for work traditionally done by an attorney, but not for clerical work

  11. Section 201 - Short title

    29 U.S.C. § 201   Cited 21,024 times   104 Legal Analyses
    Setting fourteen as the minimum age for most non-agricultural work

  12. Section 216 - Penalties

    29 U.S.C. § 216   Cited 16,469 times   141 Legal Analyses
    Holding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”

  13. Section 1581 - Peonage; obstructing enforcement

    18 U.S.C. § 1581   Cited 621 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding in peonage

  14. Section 1801 - Congressional statement of purpose

    29 U.S.C. § 1801   Cited 398 times   9 Legal Analyses

    It is the purpose of this chapter to remove the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; to require farm labor contractors to register under this chapter; and to assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers. 29 U.S.C. § 1801 Pub. L. 97-470, §2, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584. STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 97-470, title V,