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Cases pin-citing Blum

Blum v. Stenson  ·  1984  ·  218 pinpoint citations from 101 cases, 78 distinct passages.


Byers v. Capital Digestive Care LLC  ·  2025-05-02  ·  D. Maryland  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“An hourly rate is reasonable if it is in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.”
Adstra, LLC v. Kinesso, LLC  ·  2025-04-09  ·  S.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“[T]he fee usually is discussed with the client, may be negotiated, and it is the client who pays whether he wins or loses.”
Holiday Park Drive LLC v. Newist Corp.  ·  2025-04-02  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The party applying for fees must support the hourly rates it claims with, for example, evidence of counsel’s expertise and prevailing market rates.”
DS Advanced Enterprises, LTD. v. Lowe's Companies, Inc.  ·  2025-01-24  ·  S.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“It is the responsibility of the 18 attorney seeking fees to submit evidence to support the requested hourly rate.”
Rueda v. Gilbane Building Company  ·  2024-10-31  ·  D. Maryland  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“An hourly rate is reasonable if it is in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.”
Bloom v. City of San Diego  ·  2024-10-15  ·  S.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“It is the responsibility of the attorney seeking fees to 24 submit evidence to support the requested hourly rate”
Penzo v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.  ·  2024-08-28  ·  S.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The Court is unable to assess the reasonableness of [counsel’s] hourly rate due to her failure to provide necessary information.”
Melo v. Milagro Grocery Corp.  ·  2024-08-19  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The relevant community . . . is the district in which the court sits.”
Dominguez v. 4 Giron Construction Inc.  ·  2024-08-15  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The relevant community . . . is the district in which the court sits.”
Agricultural Logistics LLC v. Survival Transportation Inc.  ·  2024-08-07  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The party applying for fees must support the hourly rates it claims with, for example, evidence of counsel’s expertise and prevailing market rates.”
Finnigan v. Canon U.S.A., Inc.  ·  2024-08-05  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The relevant community . . . is the district in which the court sits.”
Knudsen v. Hightower Holdings LLC  ·  2024-07-16  ·  W.D. Washington  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“Generally, when determining a 11 reasonable hourly rate, the relevant community is the forum in which the district court sits.”
Roytlender v. D. Malek Realty, LLC  ·  2024-06-10  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The party applying for fees must support the hourly rates it claims with, for example, evidence of counsel’s expertise and prevailing market rates.”
Buettner, III v. Residential Funding Corporation  ·  2024-03-08  ·  E.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“FJC FEE LITIGATION”
Sosa Guerrero v. Camp Pendelton and Quantico Housing, LLC  ·  2024-02-01  ·  C.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“[T]he burden is on the fee applicant to 9 | produce satisfactory evidence—in addition to the attorney’s own affidavits—that the 10 || requested rates are in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services 11 | by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill.”
Cabrales v. Bae Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc.  ·  2023-09-13  ·  S.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“It is the responsibility of the attorney seeking fees to 24 submit evidence to support the requested hourly rate”
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State of South Carolina  ·  2023-08-23  ·  Supreme Court of South Carolina  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
"The policy arguments advanced in [opposition to the law passed by the legislature] should be addressed to Congress rather than to this Court."
Dong Phuong Bakery, Inc. v. Gemini Society, LLC  ·  2023-05-15  ·  E.D. Louisiana  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“To determine reasonable rates, a court considers the attorneys' regular rates as well as prevailing rates.”
Rendon v. Infinity Fasteners, Inc.  ·  2023-04-12  ·  E.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The ‘prevailing 10 market rates in the relevant community’ set the reasonable hourly rate for purposes of computing 11 the lodestar amount”
THOMAS v. SHOSHONE TRUCKING, LLC.  ·  2023-03-27  ·  S.D. Indiana  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
"[T]he burden is on the fee applicant to produce satisfactory evidence—in addition to the attorney's own affidavits—that the requested rates are in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation."
Cotton v. NY Minute Movers, Inc.  ·  2023-03-14  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The relevant community . . . is the district in which the court sits.”
Zang v. Daxi Sichuan Inc.  ·  2023-03-01  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The relevant community . . . is the district in which the court sits.”
Gesualdi v. Zano Industries, Inc.  ·  2022-09-14  ·  E.D. New York  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“[T]he requested rates [must be] in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.”
(PS) Quantum Capital Funding Corporation v. PDI Group, Inc.  ·  2022-07-27  ·  E.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“To determine the reasonable hourly rate, courts consider the rate 13 prevailing in the community for similar work.”
Momentum Commercial Funding, LLC v. Project Storm  ·  2022-07-19  ·  E.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“To 18 determine the reasonable hourly rate, courts consider the rate prevailing in the community for 19 similar work.”
Orthopaedic Hospital v. DJO Global, Inc.  ·  2021-11-19  ·  S.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“It is the responsibility of the attorney seeking fees 10 to submit evidence to support the requested hourly rate”
Johnson v. Hunters Point Brewery, LLC  ·  2021-08-31  ·  N.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The essential goal in shifting fees . . . is to do rough justice, 9 not to achieve auditing perfection.”
Favela v. Boyd  ·  2021-03-02  ·  C.D. Illinois  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“An attorney’s self-serving affidavit alone cannot satisfy the plaintiff’s burden of establishing the market rate for that attorney’s services.”
Moreno v. Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.  ·  2020-07-13  ·  S.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The 12 fee applicant has the burden of producing satisfactory evidence . . . that the requested rate 13 is in line with those prevailing in the community.”
Simulados Software, Ltd. v. Photon Infotech Private, Ltd.  ·  2020-06-04  ·  N.D. California  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“The prevailing 11 market rate in the community is indicative of a reasonable hourly rate.”
ThermoLife International LLC v. American Fitness Wholesalers LLC  ·  2020-04-07  ·  D. Arizona  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“Case law construing reasonable fees ‘applies uniformly’ to fee-shifting 2 statutes . . . .”
LINCOLN ADVENTURES LLC v. THOSE CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON MEMBERS OF SYNDICATES  ·  2019-10-03  ·  D. New Jersey  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“In common fund cases . . . the percentage-of-recovery method is generally favored”
Direct Media Power, Inc. v. Radio One, Inc.  ·  2019-09-23  ·  N.D. Illinois  ·  pin 465 U.S. at 886
“[T]he burden is on the fee applicant to produce satisfactory evidence—in addition to the attorney’s own affidavits—that the requested rates are in line with those prevailing in the community.”
Hill v. Davis  ·  2019-08-19  ·  S.D. Alabama  ·  pin 104 S. Ct. at 1541
“the starting point in any determination for an objective estimate of the value of a lawyer's services is to multiply hours reasonably expended by a reasonable hourly rate”
Spahn v. Secretary of Health and Human Services  ·  2018-07-09  ·  Federal Claims  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 S. Ct. at 886
“The petitioner bears the burden of establishing the hours expended, the rates charged, and the expenses incurred.”
Bhungalia Family, LLC v. Agarwal  ·  2018-06-12  ·  S.D. Illinois  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
"The relevant community to which the court should look is the district in which the case is brought."
HTV Indus., Inc. v. Agarwal  ·  2018-06-12  ·  S.D. Illinois  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
"The relevant community to which the court should look is the district in which the case is brought."
Payne v. Tri-State Careflight, LLC  ·  2017-09-30  ·  D. New Mexico  ·  pin 79 L. Ed. 2d at 891
“[T]he burden is on the fee applicant to produce satisfactory evidence—in addition to- the attorney’s own affidavits— that the requested rates • are in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.”
Rumsey v. Department of Justice  ·  2017-08-10  ·  Federal Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“A district court is expressly empowered to exercise discretion in determining whether an award is to be made and if so its reason *1380 ableness.”
Radtke v. Caschetta  ·  2017-06-07  ·  District of Columbia  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 891
“We decline to consider petitioner’s further argument that the hours charged by respondents’ counsel were unreasonable. As noted above, petitioner failed to submit to the District Court any evidence challenging the accuracy and reasonableness of the hours charged.”
Haggart v. United States  ·  2016-01-08  ·  Federal Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“[U]nder the ‘common fund doctrine,’ ... a reasonable fee is based on a percentage of the fund bestowed on the class.”
Salazar Ex Rel. Salazar v. District of Columbia  ·  2015-12-18  ·  D.C. Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“A district court is expressly empowered to exercise discretion in determining whether an award is to be made and if so its reasonableness.”
Kilopass Technology, Inc. v. Sidense Corp.  ·  2015-03-11  ·  N.D. California  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“the critical inquiry in determining reasonableness is now generally recognized as the appropriate hourly rate. And the rates charged in private representations may afford relevant comparisons.”
Bennett v. Donovan  ·  2014-11-24  ·  District of Columbia  ·  pin 79 L. Ed. 2d at 891
“[T]he burden is on the fee applicant to produce satisfactory evidence — in addition to the attorney’s own affidavits — that the requested rates are in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.”
Dowd v. City of Los Angeles  ·  2014-05-23  ·  C.D. California  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“ ‘[Reasonable fees’ under § 1988 are to be calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant legal community, regardless of whether plaintiff is represented by private or nonprofit counsel.”
Haggart v. United States  ·  2014-05-21  ·  Federal Claims  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“[Finder the ‘common fund doctrine,’ ... a reasonable fee is based on a percentage of the fund bestowed on the class.”
Andre Coleman v. Todd Tollefson  ·  2013-10-23  ·  Sixth Circuit  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“Where, as here, resolution of a question of federal law turns on a statute and the intention of Congress, we look first to the statutory language and then to the legislative history if the statutory language is unclear.”
Cox v. Astrue  ·  2013-01-16  ·  E.D. Kentucky  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“[t]he burden of provmg that such an adjustment is necessary to the determination of a reasonable fee is on the fee applicant”
Parker v. District of Columbia  ·  2011-12-29  ·  District of Columbia  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“[A] reasonable attorney’s fee is one that is adequate to attract competent counsel, but that does not produce windfalls to attorneys.”
Friolo v. Frankel  ·  2011-09-07  ·  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland  ·  3 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 L. Ed. 2d at 886
“[T]he burden is on the fee applicant to produce satisfactory evidence ... that the requested rates are in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.”
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