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Hensley Vs. Eckerhart

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  • US Supreme Court
  • May 16, 1983

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  1. Christiansburg Garment Co. Vs. Eeoc US Supreme Court · Jan 23, 1978
  2. U.S. 424 (1983) U.S. Supreme Court Hensley v. Eckerhart
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  3. U.S. 424 (1983) Hensley v. Eckerhart
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  4. U.S. 988 (1982), and now vacate and remand for further proceedings. II In Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness
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  5. S.Rep. No. 94-1011, p. 4 (1976) (quoting Newman v. Piggie
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  6. determined on the facts of each case. On this issue, the House Report simply refers to 12 factors set forth in Johnson v. Georgia
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  7. is confirmed in varying degrees by the other cases cited approvingly in the Senate Report. In Stanford Daily v. Zurcher
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  8. F.R.D. at 684. In Davis v. County
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  9. Id. at 5049. Similarly, the District Court in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg
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  10. Nadeau v. Helgemoe
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  11. Copeland v. Marshall
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  12. Davis v. County
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  13. not be reduced simply because the plaintiff failed to prevail on every contention raised in the lawsuit. See Davis v. County
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  14. and not be reduced because the rights involved may be nonpecuniary in nature. The appropriate standards, see Johnson v. Georgia
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  15. Highway Express, 488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir.1974), are correctly applied in such cases as Stanford Daily v. Zurcher
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  16. and Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg
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  17. have stated flatly that plaintiffs should not recover fees for any work on unsuccessful claims. See, e.g., Bartholomew v. Watson
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  18. Muscare v. Quinn
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  19. Hughes v. Repko
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  20. plaintiffs generally should receive a fee based on hours spent on all nonfrivolous claims. See, e.g., Sherkow v. Wisconsin
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  21. Northcross v. Board
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  22. Brown v. Bathke
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  23. unsuccessful claims depends upon the relationship of those hours expended to the success achieved. See, e.g., Copeland v. Marshall
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  24. Jones v. Diamond
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  25. Gurule v. Wilson
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  26. Lamphere v. Brown
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  27. As we noted in Hanrahan v. Hampton
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  28. Busche v. Burkee
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  29. Sethy v. Alameda
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  30. County Water Dist., 602 F.2d 894, 897-898 (CA9 1979) (per curiam). Cf. Taylor v. Sterrett
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  31. The district court also may consider other factors identified in Johnson v. Georgia
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  32. are subsumed within the initial calculation of hours reasonably expended at a reasonable hourly rate. See Copeland v. Marshall
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  33. was expended. But at least counsel should identify the general subject matter of his time expenditures. See Nadeau v. Helgemoe
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  34. The District Court expressly relied on Brown v. Bathke
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  35. ante at 461 U. S. 433 , quoting Nadeau v. Helgemoe
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  36. of the case permit, the appellate court has a duty to affirm the award promptly. I In Alyeska Pipeline Co. v. Wilderness
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  37. Newman v. Piggie
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  38. the full value that their efforts would receive on the open market in non-civil-rights cases, see generally Copeland v. Marshall
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  39. Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. v. American
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  40. App. to Pet. for Cert. A-11. The District Court also addressed each of the factors mentioned in Johnson v. Georgia
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  41. No more significant legal error requires today's judgment. The Court notes that the District Court relied on Brown v. Bathke
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  42. district courts should consider the degree of plaintiffs' success in setting a fee award. See, e.g., Williams v. Trans
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  43. United Handicapped Federation v. Andre
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  44. Oldham v. Ehrlich
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  45. Cleverly v. Western
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  46. fees for work done on nonprevailing claims that are not closely related to the relief obtained. See, e.g., Syvock v. Milwaukee
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  47. U.S. Supreme Court Hensley v. Eckerhart
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  48. II In Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness
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  49. Johnson v. Georgia
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  50. the Senate Report. In Stanford Daily v. Zurcher
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