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Appellant, v. Warren M. Christopher, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.

01932717 (E.E.O.C. Jun. 10, 1994)
Appellant, v. Warren M. Christopher, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.

13 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 22,236 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute

  2. Farrar v. Hobby

    506 U.S. 103 (1992)   Cited 3,672 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an award of nominal damages, but not purely declaratory relief, suffices for prevailing party status

  3. Texas Teachers Assn. v. Garland School Dist

    489 U.S. 782 (1989)   Cited 1,894 times
    Holding that where party seeks attorney's fees pursuant to fee-shifting statute, "no fee award is permissible until the [party] has crossed the statutory threshold of prevailing party status" (internal quotation marked omitted)

  4. Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody

    422 U.S. 405 (1975)   Cited 2,636 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employment policy cannot stand if another policy, "without a similarly undesirable racial effect, would also serve the employer's legitimate interest"

  5. County of Los Angeles v. Davis

    440 U.S. 625 (1979)   Cited 1,812 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that voluntary cessation can render an issue moot if “there is no reasonable expectation ... that the alleged violation will recur”

  6. Hewitt v. Helms

    482 U.S. 755 (1987)   Cited 856 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that where a plaintiff received no damages award, injunction or declaratory judgment, or formal judgment in plaintiff's favor, but the defendant unilaterally altered the policies of which he complained, the plaintiff could not be said to be a prevailing party

  7. Rhodes v. Stewart

    488 U.S. 1 (1988)   Cited 303 times
    Holding that entry of a declaratory judgment after a case had become moot does not constitute "relief" for purposes of attorneys fees under § 1988 because it does not "affect the behavior of the defendant toward the plaintiff"

  8. Mantolete v. Bolger

    767 F.2d 1416 (9th Cir. 1985)   Cited 286 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in assessing elevated risk to an employee under the Rehabilitation Act, the employer must "gather [and assess] all relevant information regarding the applicant's work history and medical history"

  9. Calhoun v. Bailar

    626 F.2d 145 (9th Cir. 1980)   Cited 165 times
    Holding hearsay evidence admissible in the context of an administrative discharge case

  10. Farber v. Massillon Bd. of Educ

    917 F.2d 1391 (6th Cir. 1990)   Cited 106 times
    Holding remittur is appropriate if the award results from passion, bias, or prejudice