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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Casa Marie Hogar Geriatrico, Inc. v. Rivera-Santos.

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1 Casa Marie Hogar Geriatrico, Inc. v. Rivera-Santos Anchor
ca1 · 1994
green “in civil rights cases, fee-shifting in favor of a prevailing plaintiff is the rule, whereas fee-shifting in favor of a prevailing defendant is the exception.” 8
2 Tejada-Batista v. Fuentes-Agostini
prd · 2003
green “in line with those prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.” 8
3 Rodriguez v. INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
prd · 2005
green “in reaching its determination, the court may rely upon its own knowledge of attorneys' fees in the community.” 7
4 Tejada-Batista v. Fuentes-Agostini
prd · 2003
green “the court must determine the hours reasonably expended on the litigation, multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate.” 3
5 Rosario-Urdaz v. Rivera-Hernandez
prd · 2006
green “a plaintiff is a prevailing party if he has succeeded on any significant issue in litigation which achieved some of the benefit the parties sought in bringing suit.” 3

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