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McKENZIE v. COOPER, LEVINS & PASTKO, INC.

No. 91-7335.

990 F.2d 1183 (1993)

Tracy A. McKENZIE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COOPER, LEVINS & PASTKO, INC., d/b/a McDonald's Restaurant, a/k/a McDonalds, Defendants, CLP Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee H. Zell, Susan S. Wagner, Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Isom & Kushner, P.C., Birmingham, AL, Philip W. Tone, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Wiggins, Jr., Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, Birmingham, AL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

CLP Corporation appeals from a district court judgment awarding $206,136.62 as reasonable attorney's fees to recover $8,618.06 in backpay in a Title VII gender discrimination case. Because we find that the district court improperly enhanced the lodestar, we affirm the award as modified.

I.

Although the Supreme Court has counseled that a "request for attorney's fees should not result in a second major litigation," Hensley...

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