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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)

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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
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2010-03-16

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“A request for attorney’s fees should not result in a second major litigation.”
Hensley, 461 U.S. at 437. The Eleventh Circuit has interpreted this command to
authorize circuit courts to “determine for ourselves, once we conclude that the district
court has abused its discretion, how many hours were reasonably spent in litigation.”
Dillard v. City of Greensboro, 213 F.3d 1347, 1355 (11th Cir. 2000) (citation