Mayer v. WALL STREET EQUITY GROUP, INC., 672 F.3d 1222

Mayer settled his FLSA overtime claim with his former employer after filing suit.
Mayer's attorney filed the settlement with the district court and sought attorney's fees.
The district court dismissed the case pursuant to settlement.
Wall Street Equity and West opposed Mayer's fee motion and sought their own fees, alleging bad faith.
The district court denied Wall Street Equity and West's fee motion without explanation; an appeal followed amid a magistrate's R&R favoring Mayer.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the appeal of attorney's-fee orders is jurisdictionally proper.	Mayer	Wall Street Equity and West	Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction

World Fuel Corp. v. Geithner, 568 F.3d 1345 (11th Cir. 2009) (finality and postjudgment decisions)
Delaney's Inc. v. Illinois Union Insurance Co., 894 F.2d 1300 (11th Cir.1990) (finality for postjudgment proceedings)
Thomas v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Ass'n, 594 F.3d 823 (11th Cir.2010) (postjudgment proceedings treated as separate litigation)
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. Illinois State Board of Elections, 75 F.3d 304 (7th Cir.1996) (finality concept in postjudgment review)
Solis v. Current Development Corp., 557 F.3d 772 (7th Cir.2009) (avoid piecemeal appeals of postjudgment orders)
Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949) (§1291 purpose to combine review of all stages before final judgment)