Patton v. Denver Post Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1927 · 28 U.S.C. § 2201 · 28 U.S.C. § 2202
Relies on Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society · Security Insurance v. White · Gant v. Grand Lodge of Texas · Patton v. Denver Post Corp. · Patton v. Denver Post Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“Where it is revealed in an action under § 2202 that the expenditure of fees was, in fact, necessary to secure relief that should never, legitimately, have been denied, there may be grounds under [White ] (or any other authority, including 28 U.S.C. § 1927 ) for awarding the claimant those fees as having been necessarily incurred to enforce what has then been declared to have been her rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“§ 2202 cannot reasonably be read to authorize [attorney fees] to a litigant solely on the grounds that she is a prevailing party. Absent an additional assertion or showing that a fee award is somehow necessary to effectuate relief that has already been granted under § 2201, it is not “further necessary or proper relief’ under § 2202.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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