Cornelius v. Nelson

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that a plaintiff was not a prevailing party where case became moot before the district court could render a judgment
• noting that an FLSA plaintiff who receives a judgment in his favor is eligible for a grant of attorney’s fees and costs
• evaluating catalyst test argument for fees request under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act
• “The FLSA plainly requires that the plaintiff receive a judgment in his favor to be entitled to attorney's fees and costs.”
• “[plaintiff] is not a ‘prevailing party’ after dismissal of lawsuit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
• if the employer tenders 100% of the unpaid wages claimed by the employee, plus liquidated damages, even while denying liability, the case is moot and no fairness hearing is necessary, nor is the employee a prevailing party entitled to an attorney’s fee

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).