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THOMPSON v. KENNICKELL

Nos. 85-5241, 85-5242.

836 F.2d 616 (1988)

Dorothy M. THOMPSON, et al. v. Ralph E. KENNICKELL, Jr., Public Printer, Appellant. Dorothy M. THOMPSON, et al., Appellants v. Ralph E. KENNICKELL, Jr., Public Printer.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Seldon, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth, R. Craig Lawrence and Michael J. Ryan, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellant in 85-5241 and cross-appellee in 85-5242.

Roger E. Warin, with whom Bryan T. Veis, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellees in 85-5241 and cross-appellants in 85-5242.

Nora A. Bailey, David Dorsen and Roderic V.O. Boggs, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for appellees in 85-5241 and cross-appellants in 85-5242.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, BORK and SILBERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

The appeal before us presents four issues within the context of federal fee-shifting statutes: first, whether a district court may use current market rates to compute the lodestar figure in an action brought against the Government; second, whether a public-interest lawyer's "normal hourly rate" represents an established billing...

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