# Lorraine Evans v. Sheraton Park Hotel Lorraine Evans v. Sheraton Park Hotel, Hotel & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union

> Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · September 12, 1974 · 503 F.2d 177

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9461047

## Case

- **Full name:** Lorraine EVANS, Appellant, v. SHERATON PARK HOTEL Et Al.; Lorraine EVANS v. SHERATON PARK HOTEL Et Al., Hotel & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union, Appellant
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- **Decided:** September 12, 1974
- **Citations:** 503 F.2d 177; 164 U.S. App. D.C. 86; 19 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 45; 8 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 9661; 8 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 705; 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 6913
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Robb
- **Judges:** Robb, McGowan, Matthews
- **Cited by:** 140 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- Noting that whether fee is fixed or contingent is appropriate factor to consider in awarding reasonable attorney fee in Title VII cases

## Opinion text

ROBB, Circuit Judge
(concurring in part, dissenting in part):
I concur in Parts I and II of the majority opinion, but I would affirm the award of an attorney’s fee.
In the exercise of his discretion the experienced district judge set a fee which he considered reasonable. He was of course familiar with the time-honored guidelines set out in the majority opinion and I must presume that he took them into consideration. I see no indication that he abused his discretion, or any reason to call upon him for an explanation. A district judge should not be treated as a special master who must give detailed explanation of his discretionary conclusions.

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