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Title: Buian v. Baughard
Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
Release Date : January 07, 1982
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 55 KB

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We consider here cross-appeals from the award of attorneys fees in a civil rights case. 42 U.S.C.A. ?? 1983, 1985(3), and 1988. Plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant claims that the District Court impermissibly reduced the number of hours claimed, erroneously applied a factor for the contingent nature of the fee arrangement only to the hours spent before liability was established, and awarded an inadequate hourly rate considering counsels experience and the unpopular nature of the litigation. Defendants-appellants and cross-appellees challenge the award of attorneys fees for the appeal of the case on the merits, an appeal from which plaintiff obtained no relief and in which appellees prevailed in all respects.