SAHYERS v. PRUGH, HOLLIDAY & KARATINOS, P.L.

No. 08-10848.

560 F.3d 1241 (2009)

Christine SAHYERS, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. PRUGH, HOLLIDAY & KARATINOS, P.L., a Florida Limited Liability Corporation, Timothy F. Prugh, James W. Holliday, II, Defendants-Appellees, Theodore E. Karatinos, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan David Barack, Kwall, Showers & Barack, P.A., Clearwater, FL, for Sahyers.

Thomas M. Gonzalez, Jennifer L. Watson, Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez & Hearing, P.A., Tampa, FL, Nicholas E. Karatinos, Lutz, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Sam J. Smith, Burr & Smith, LLP, Tampa, FL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge, and RYSKAMP, District Judge.


EDMONDSON, Chief Judge:

This appeal is about the power of a district court to supervise the work of the lawyers who practice before it. Christine Sahyers (Plaintiff) appeals a district court order denying her request for attorney's fees and costs in her lawsuit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219. We affirm the order.

Background

Plaintiff worked as a paralegal at the law firm Prugh, Holliday & Karatinos...

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