Supreme Court· 12/17/1973

Schlesinger v. Councilman

Citations

414 U.S. 1111
94 S. Ct. 839
38 L. Ed. 2d 738
1973 U.S. LEXIS 1859

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holding that the district court had the power to adopt a rule establishing a guideline schedule of fees in personal injury actions for seamen
calculating net equity according to claimants’ initial investment in Ponzi scheme and offsetting that number by any phony interest payments received
affirming refusal to treat individual claims as part of a class action in a proceeding under old Bankruptcy Act and Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, 15 U.S.C.A. Secs. 78aaa et seq.
“The district courts’ supervisory jurisdiction over contingent fee contracts for services rendered in cases before them is well-established.”
an inherent power to set counsel fees in cases involving persons of presumed incapacity
an inherent power to set counsel fees in cases involving persons of presumed incapacity

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