EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After entering judgment on the jury's verdict for the plaintiff in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the district court awarded attorneys' fees at the rate of $135 per hour. We reversed that decision, concluding that counsel's market rate is the fee he charges to paying clients: between $80 and $110 per hour.
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