Koster v. Perales

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that joint and several liability can be “unjust” where the responsibility of the defendants is “significantly unequal”
• holding that “[a] plaintiff may be considered a prevailing party even though the relief ultimately obtained is not identical to the relief demanded in the complaint”
• holding that “[a] plaintiff may be considered a prevailing party even though the relief ultimately obtained is not identical to the relief demanded in the complaint”
• holding that “[a] plaintiff may be considered a prevailing party even though the relief ultimately obtained is not identical to the relief demanded in the complaint”
• “In applying the prevailing party standard, it is helpful to identify the relief sought by the plaintiff and compare it with the relief obtained as a result of the suit.”
• “[T]he district court may allocate the fee award between the responsible parties, setting the percentage for which each is liable where the claims against the defendants are separate and distinct or where culpability is significantly unequal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• McGinty v. New York
  Second Circuit· 2001-05-22· cited 88×
• Marisol A. Ex Rel. Forbes v. Giuliani
  S.D. New York· 2000-08-30· cited 67×
• Williams v. New York City Housing Authority
  S.D. New York· 1997-08-27· cited 43×
• Kahlil v. Original Old Homestead Restaurant, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2009-09-30· cited 41×
• Marbley v. Bane
  Second Circuit· 1995-06-15· cited 38×
• Christopher P. ex rel. Norma P. v. Marcus
  Second Circuit· 1990-09-27· cited 33×
• Cabrera v. Fischler
  E.D. New York· 1993-02-17· cited 28×
• Carroll v. Blinken
  Second Circuit· 1997-01-15· cited 23×
• Helbrans v. Coombe
  S.D. New York· 1995-05-19· cited 18×
• B.W. Ex Rel. K.S. v. New York City Department of Education
  S.D. New York· 2010-06-03· cited 12×
• Sheehan v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
  S.D. New York· 2006-09-12· cited 12×
• Christoper P. v. Marcus
  Second Circuit· 1990-09-27· cited 11×
• Heldman v. Sobol
  S.D. New York· 1994-03-08· cited 10×
• Community Television Systems, Inc. v. Caruso
  Second Circuit· 2002-03-20· cited 7×
• Caminero v. Rand
  S.D. New York· 1995-03-25· cited 7×
• Henrietta v. Bloomberg
  Second Circuit· 2003-06-09· cited 3×
• Raishevich v. Foster
  S.D. New York· 1999-11-10· cited 3×
• J.C. Ex Rel. C. v. Regional School District No. 10
  D. Connecticut· 2000-09-28· cited 2×
• New York State Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Inc. v. Wing
  N.D. New York· 1997-12-12· cited 1×
• Turner, Wayne v. DC Bd Elect Ethics
  D.C. Circuit· 2004-01-23

Cites

39 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 17,202×
• Kentucky v. Graham
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-28· cited 11,385×
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
  Supreme Court· 1984-01-23· cited 8,956×
• Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  Supreme Court· 1978-01-23· cited 3,039×
• Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School District
  Supreme Court· 1989-03-28· cited 1,755×
• Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1949-10-10· cited 1,701×
• Maher v. Gagne
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-25· cited 1,087×
• Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison
  First Circuit· 1978-07-28· cited 1,054×
• Hewitt v. Helms
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-19· cited 973×
• Grendel's Den, Inc. v. John P. Larkin, Cambridge License Commission, Grendel's Den, Inc. v. John P. Larkin
  First Circuit· 1984-12-05· cited 468×
• Webb v. County Board of Education
  Supreme Court· 1985-04-17· cited 405×
• John McCann Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. T. Coughlin, Iii, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees
  Second Circuit· 1983-01-06· cited 254×
• Mujahid Farid v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent of the Attica Correctional Facility, Individually and in His Official Capacity
  Second Circuit· 1988-06-22· cited 227×
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Randall
  Supreme Court· 1988-01-19· cited 147×
• Bonnes v. Long
  Fourth Circuit· 1979-06-18· cited 127×
• Oberlander v. Perales
  Second Circuit· 1984-06-29· cited 102×
• Jose P. v. Ambach
  Second Circuit· 1982-01-21· cited 99×
• Mary Elizabeth Dean, Cross-Appellees v. Robert R. Gladney, Roel G. Saldivar and Leroy Maddox, Cross-Appellants
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-07-24· cited 97×
• Commissioners Court of Medina County, Texas v. United States of America Antonio Garcia, III
  D.C. Circuit· 1982-07-02· cited 63×
• Beaudoin v. Toia
  New York Court of Appeals· 1978-07-13· cited 58×