KENNY A. EX REL. WINN v. PERDUE

Nos. 06-15514, 06-15874.

532 F.3d 1209 (2008)

KENNY A., by his next friend Linda Winn, Kara B., by her next friend Linda Pace, Maya C., by her next friend Linda Pace, Phelicia D., by her next friend Theresa Roth, Sabrina E., by her next friend Rebecca Silvey, Korrina E., by her next friend Rebecca Silvey, Tanya F., by her next friend Carol Huff, Priscilla G., by her next Friend Roslyn M. Satchel, Briana H., by her next friend Linda Pace, on their own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. Sonny PERDUE, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Resources of the State of Georgia, James Martin, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources of the State of Georgia, Division of Family and Children Services, Fulton County, Beverly Jones, in her official capacity as Director of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services, DeKalb County DFCS, Wayne Drummond, in his official capacity as Director of the DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, Fulton County, DeKalb County, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Cohen, Troutman Sanders, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

Corey Fleming Hirokawa, Jeffrey O. Bramlett, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

Before CARNES, WILSON and HILL, Circuit Judges.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

When asked how much money would be enough for him, John D. Rockefeller reportedly said: "Just a little bit more."1 The attorneys for the plaintiff class in this case want more than just a little bit more. They want a lot more money than they would receive from multiplying the number of hours they worked on this case by the hourly rate they charge. And the district court gave them a lot more— $4,500,000 more...

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