Jenkins v. Missouri

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that if a plaintiff “has won excellent results, [she] is entitled to a fully compensatory fee award”
• “Prevailing plaintiffs should ordinarily recover fees unless special circumstances would make such an award unjust.” (citations omitted)
• abuse of discretion standard governs review of fee awards, while prevailing party status is reviewed de novo
• a plaintiff is entitled to only the amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained
• “Reimbursement for post-judgment litigation fees can be as important as reimbursement for pre-judgment fees in accomplishing the purpose of section 1988.”
• a plaintiff is entitled to only the amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).