Fifth Circuit· 9/29/1978
Morrow v. Dillard
Citations
- 580 F.2d 1284
- 18 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 119
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 8724
- 18 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 8645
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- applying Piggie Park construction to Civil Rights Attorney's Fee Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988
- prevailing party in civil rights action is entitled to fees for appeal as well as those incurred at the trial level
- applying Piggie Park construction to Civil Rights Attorney’s Fee Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988
- construing Hutto v. Finney, 437 U.S. 678, 98 S.Ct. 2565, 57 L.Ed.2d 522 (1978)
- the \law of the case\ did not pretermit reconsideration of attorneys' fees under the Act
- the “law of the case” did not pretermit reconsideration of attorneys’ fees under the Act
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Judges: Coleman, Flat, Simpson, Tjo
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- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondFifth Circuit· 1981-01-29· cited 381×
- Familias Unidas, an Unincorporated Association, and Irma Torrez v. Dolph BriscoeFifth Circuit· 1980-06-18· cited 356×
- Iron Workers Local 272 v. BowenFifth Circuit· 1980-08-25· cited 277×
- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 819, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,831 James E. Crawford v. Western Electric Company, Inc.Fifth Circuit· 1980-04-08· cited 222×
- Leonard J. Klay v. AllEleventh Circuit· 2004-11-05· cited 172×
- Gagne v. MaherSecond Circuit· 1979-03-09· cited 169×
- Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryFifth Circuit· 1980-05-14· cited 152×
- Rita Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. The State of Mississippi, Defendants-Appellants-CrossFifth Circuit· 1979-11-16· cited 144×
- Dowdell v. City of ApopkaEleventh Circuit· 1983-02-28· cited 140×
- Luis J. Laje v. R. E. Thomason General HospitalFifth Circuit· 1982-01-14· cited 135×
- Christina A. Woods-Drake v. C. L. LundyFifth Circuit· 1982-02-18· cited 113×
- Benny B. Barrett, Cross-Appellant v. Carl Thomas, Sheriff, Cross-AppelleeFifth Circuit· 1981-07-10· cited 112×
- United States v. JonesEleventh Circuit· 1997-10-29· cited 110×
- Todd Shipyards Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Auto Transportation, S.A., Intervenor-Appellee v. Turbine Service, Inc., Cross-AppelleesFifth Circuit· 1985-06-24· cited 107×
- Gresham Park Community Organization, Simon E. Parker, MacY B. Lee and Calvin E. Sims v. Gary Howell D/B/A Southeast Package Number TwoFifth Circuit· 1981-08-10· cited 103×
- Browning v. NavarroFifth Circuit· 1989-10-23· cited 101×
- Iranian Students Association v. Edwin EdwardsFifth Circuit· 1979-10-09· cited 97×
- Mary Elizabeth Dean, Cross-Appellees v. Robert R. Gladney, Roel G. Saldivar and Leroy Maddox, Cross-AppellantsFifth Circuit· 1980-07-24· cited 97×
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.N.D. Illinois· 1979-09-24· cited 91×
- Tom H. Riddell, Jr. v. The National Democratic Party v. Honorable William L. Waller, Governor of the State of MississippiFifth Circuit· 1980-08-18· cited 89×
Cites
47 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court· 1975-05-12· cited 4,586×
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court· 1979-01-15· cited 2,261×
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court· 1971-06-07· cited 2,178×
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court· 1976-06-28· cited 1,679×
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court· 1978-06-28· cited 1,665×
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court· 1968-03-18· cited 1,644×
- Zurcher v. Stanford DailySupreme Court· 1978-10-02· cited 910×
- Louisiana v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1965-03-08· cited 443×
- White v. MurthaFifth Circuit· 1967-05-15· cited 382×
- Follette v. BurgosSupreme Court· 1972-05-22· cited 291×
- North Carolina State Board of Education v. SwannSupreme Court· 1971-04-20· cited 250×
- United States v. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co.Supreme Court· 1950-05-29· cited 243×
- Director of Civil Service of Massachusetts v. Boston Chapter, N.A.A.C.P., Inc.W.D. Pennsylvania· 1975-04-14· cited 226×
- Carter v. GallagherEighth Circuit· 1971-09-09· cited 222×
- Zane v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1974-10-21· cited 211×
- Kaplan v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1967-10-09· cited 207×
- John J. Terrell, Plaintiff-Appelle v. Household Goods Carriers' BureauFifth Circuit· 1974-06-18· cited 192×
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1344, 6 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8755 Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. Members of the Bridgeport Civil Service CommissionSecond Circuit· 1973-06-28· cited 186×
- Barry v. United StatesW.D. Pennsylvania· 1975-04-14· cited 157×
- Gore v. TurnerFifth Circuit· 1977-11-17· cited 146×
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