38 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1314, 38 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,496 Geraldine Hall v. William F. Bolger, in His Capacity as Postmaster General of the United States

768 F.2d 1148 38 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1314 , 38 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,496 Geraldine HALL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William F. BOLGER, in his capacity as Postmaster General of the United States, Defendant-Appellant. No. 83-2541. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 8, 1985. Decided Aug. 19, 1985. John H. Erickson, Leigh-Ann K. Miyasato, Erickson, Beasley & Hewitt, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Carlene V. McIntyre, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SCHROEDER, NELSON, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 William F. Bolger, in his capacity as Postmaster General of the United States, appeals from the district court's order awarding attorney fees, enhanced by a 1.5 multiplier factor, plus interest on those fees, to appellee Geraldine Hall. While we affirm the district court's finding that an award of interest was appropriate, we must vacate that award so that the interest compounding method may be corrected. We also vacate the attorney fee award and remand for reconsideration in light of…