Eleventh Circuit· 8/2/2010
Gray Ex Rel. Alexander v. Bostic
Citations
- 613 F.3d 1035
- 2010 WL 2991392
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that “courts compensating for delay in the payment of fees had done so either by using current rates for the entire fee calculation, or by using the rates in place when the work was performed and then adjusting that amount to reflect present value”
- “The district court effectively double-compensated the plaintiffs for delay in payment, and that is never appropriate.”
- “The fact that a plaintiff succeeds in only a limited way does not strip her of prevailing party status, but the degree of her success is the most critical factor in determining the reasonableness of a fee award.”
- noting Perdue’s effect on Norman
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Judges: Black, Carnes and Fay, Circuit Judges
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