501 F. Supp. 403 - Keith v. Volpe’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 8 district ·
Relationships
Applies 23 U.S.C. § 101 (America Fast Forward Financing Innovation Act of 2012) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988 · 42 U.S.C. § 4321 (§ 2 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) · 42 U.S.C. § 4601 (Uniform Relocation Act) · 42 U.S.C. § 4623
Relies on United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · Edelman v. Jordan · Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society · Hagans v. Lavine · Hutto v. Finney
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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the court fixes a reasonable hourly rate for the attorneys’ time and multiplies the hourly rate for each attorney by the number of hours worked. After this “lodestar” sum is reached, the court then considers the contingent nature of the action and the quality of the attorneys’ efforts to determine whether an increase or decrease of the lodestar is mandated. If the court determines that the lodestar sum should be increased because of the contingent nature of the action and the quality of the attorneys’ work, then the court determines what an appropriate “multiplier” should be. When historical hourly rates are used, another appropriate factor to consider in arriving at the proper “multiplier” is the effect of inflation and other hardships caused by a delay in receiving compensation for services.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“(1) the time and labor required, (2) the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved, (3) the skill requisite to perform the legal service properly, (4) the preclusion of other employment by the attorney due to acceptance of the case, (5) the customary fee, (6) whether the fee is fixed or contingent, (7) time limitations imposed by the client or the circumstances, (8) the amount involved and the results obtained, (9) the experience, reputation, and ability of the attorneys, (10) the “undesirability” of the case, (11) the nature and length of the professional relationship with the client, and (12) awards in similar cases.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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