Seventh Circuit· 8/15/1997

John A. Hyde v. Daniel Small and Bill Hedgepath

Citations

123 F.3d 583
1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 21566
1997 WL 465651

How courts have described this case

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

ruling that Farrar can apply when plaintiff receives a small monetary award (in. that case, $500) greater than $1
ruling that Farrar can apply when plaintiff receives a small monetary award (in that case, $500) greater than $1
explaining that a plaintiff likely needs “decreed declaratory or injunctive relief” or some other substantial benefit for fees when only nominal damages are awarded
discussing the difficulty of defining “nominal,” i.e. “the equivalent of losing”
where a plaintiff wins only nominal damages, a reasonable fee is “especially likely to be zero” unless the case establishes important precedent or awards equitable relief
“[w]hen the civil rights plaintiff aims small, and obtains an amount that is significant in relation to that aim [it need not reach the target], he is prima facie entitled to an award of fees”

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Judges: Posner, Cudahy, Ripple

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