Sayles v. Nunzio

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• holding that there was no abuse of discretion when a district court awarded an hourly rate higher than the median rate, when the district court “found that counsels’ qualifications, experience, and skill” in the relevant practice area merited a higher rate
• holding that there was no abuse of discretion when a district court awarded an hourly rate higher than the median rate, when the district court “found that counsels’ qualifications, experience, and skill” in the relevant practice area merited a higher rate
• noting that “diligence alone does not satisfy” a contemnor’s burden of production
• finding state prison officials in contempt for failing to abide by order consisting of negotiated settlement between the parties
• affirming the district court’s award of a higher- than-average rate where counsel’s experience and qualifications merited the increased rate
• “a persistent pattern of obfuscation,” among other actions, supported significant sanction

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).