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HENSLEY v. WASHINGTON METRO. AREA TRANSIT AUTH.

No. 79-2552.

690 F.2d 1054 (1982)

William David HENSLEY, Petitioner, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

October 22, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn McKenney, Landover, Md., was on the petition for approval of attorneys' fees and costs, for petitioner.

Richard W. Turner, Washington, D. C., was on the objection to award of attorneys' fees, for respondent.

Before MacKINNON and WALD, Circuit Judges, and JUNE GREEN, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner here seeks approval of attorneys' fees and costs for services rendered before the United States Supreme Court in response to a petition for writ of certiorari. We read the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act"), 33 U.S.C. § 928, to mandate that petitioner's attorney's fees be paid by WMATA but find incomplete the supporting documentation submitted...

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