United States First Circuit

After a judgment in favor of plaintiffs on a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the trial court's reduction of plaintiffs' fee request is affirmed where the court did not abuse its discretion in reducing the fee on the grounds that the plaintiffs obtained only "de minimis" success at trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/07/2007
• Published 06/07/2007

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jason David Fregeau, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Adam J. Basch, with whom Bacon & Wilson, P.C., was on brief, for appellees.