Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Green v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

Green v. Phila. Hous. Auth., 522 U.S. 816 (1997)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-10-06
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • remanding the case for a determination of reasonable attorney’s fees even though no independent allowable § 503(b)(3) expense was mentioned
  • employee’s presence at the bail hearing of an alleged organized crime boss was protected
  • Section 503(b)(3)(D) "requires the judge to distinguish between expenses incurred in making a substantial contribution to the case and expenses lacking that causal connection, the latter being noncompensable.”
  • “Use of the word ‘shall’ connotes a mandatory intent”

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.