DORSEY

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (17 total)

• United States v. Myles J. Connor, Jr., 950 F.2d 1267 (7th Cir. 1991)
  ….Ct. 997, 112 L.Ed.2d 1080 (1991); United States v. Williams, 901 F. 2d 1394, 1397-98 (7th Cir. 1990), cert. granted and vacated, — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 2845, 115 L.Ed.2d 1014 (1991); United States v. Dorsey, 888 F. 2d 79 (11th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1035, 110 S.Ct. 756, 107 L.Ed.2d 772 (1990). In Ocasio, 914 F. 2d at 335, the First Circuit said departure was justified when “[s]heer fortuity, rather than the conscious design of the Sentencing Commission, seemingly led to consolidation of certain char…
• Romberg v. Nichols, 953 F.2d 1152 (9th Cir. 1992)
  …5) compensated at the rate of $175 per hour, by forty percent. When setting a fee, the district court must first set the presumptive lodestar figure. Cunningham v. County of Los Angeles, 879 F. 2d 481, 484 (9th Cir.1988) (Cunningham), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1035, 110 S.Ct. 757, 107 L.Ed.2d 773 (1990). This is done “by multiplying the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation by a reasonable hourly rate.” Id. Next, in rare cases, the district court may adjust the “presumptively reasonable” lodest…
• Fontaine Davis v. City & Cnty. of SAN Francisco, 976 F.2d 1536 (9th Cir. 1992)
  …er of hours reasonably expended on the litigation times a reasonable hourly rate.” Blum v. Stenson, 465 U.S. 886, 888, 104 S.Ct. 1541, 1543, 79 L.Ed.2d 891 (1984); Cunningham v. County of Los Angeles, 879 F. 2d 481, 484 (9th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1035, 110 S.Ct. 757, 107 L.Ed.2d 773 (1990).1 While this lodestar [*1542] figure is presumed to represent an appropriate fee, under certain .circumstances a court may adjust the award upward or downward to take into account special factors. Blum, 465 U.S…