579 F. App'x 3 - Husain v. Springer’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Farrar v. Hobby · Buckhannon Board and Care Home Incs v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources · Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. Winn · Perdue v. Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]t is not the technical fact of prevailing party status, but the 'degree of success obtained' that determines a party's entitlement to a fee award and, relatedly, the reasonableness of the amount of that award.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“However, while prevailing parties are eligible for fees under § 1988, they are not invariably entitled to them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[t]here is no precise rule or formula for making [fee] determinations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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