United States Eleventh Circuit

In an unpaid overtime action, denial of Plaintiff's attorney's fees request is affirmed, where the case was resolved through a Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 offer of judgment, and Plaintiff's attorney failed to inform Defendants' attorneys of the claim before filing suit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2009
• Published 03/03/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ryan David Barack, Kwall, Showers & Barack, P.A., Clearwater, FL, for Sahyers., Sam J. Smith, Burr & Smith, LLP, Tampa, FL, for Amicus Curiae.


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