Warnock v. Archer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 4 district ·

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'multipl[ies] the number of hours reasonably expended by the reasonable hourly rates.' When determining reasonable hourly rates, district courts may rely on their own experience and knowledge of prevailing market rates.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brewington v. Keener · 344 F. Supp. 3d 1047 - Midwest Disability Initiative v. Nelmatt, LLC

2. “produc[ing] satisfactory evidence-in addition to the attorney's own affidavits-that the requested rates are in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 344 F. Supp. 3d 1047 - Midwest Disability Initiative v. Nelmatt, LLC

3. “There is no precise rule or formula for making these determinations. The district court may attempt to identify specific hours that should be eliminated, or it may simply reduce the award to account for ... limited success.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brewington v. Keener