Rita Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. The State of Mississippi, Defendants-Appellants-Cross

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1979-11-16

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RONEY, Circuit Judge: The district court attorney’s fee award in this civil rights class action suit pleased neither party. Defendants argue on appeal that special circumstances made the award of an attorney’s fee under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988 unjust. Plaintiffs contend the award should be increased…

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