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MALDONADO v. HOUSTOUN

No. 97-1893.

256 F.3d 181 (2001)

Edwin MALDONADO; Maria Delores Maldonado, individually and as next friends of Ana Maldonado, Pablo Maldonado, Edwin Maldonado, Rey Maldonado, Yesenia Maldonado, and Jose Maldonado, and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Maria Ortiz; Michael Ortiz, individually and as next friends of Julie Ortiz, Michael Ortiz, and Angelica Ortiz, and on behalf of all other similarly situated; Kensington Welfare Rights Union; Philadelphia Welfare Rights Organization, on behalf of themselves and their members; Traveler's Aid Society of Philadelphia, individually and on behalf of its clients, v. Feather O. HOUSTOUN, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare; Don Jose Stovall, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Board of Assistance, both in their official capacities, Appellants Stapleton, Rosenn, Circuit Judges, and Restani, Judge, United States Court of International Trade.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 27, 2001.

OPINION SUR MOTION for ATTORNEYS' FEES and COSTS

ROSENN, Circuit Judge:

The determination of a reasonable attorney's fee for a prevailing party under a fee shifting statute generally is a disagreeable and tedious task, especially where the fee petition is vigorously contested and the petition is in behalf of numerous lawyers who worked on the appeal. The fee motion before us claims over 550 hours of attorney time expended exclusively for work on the appeal...

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