Legal Opinion
23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1533, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,190 Jasper Neely v. The City of Grenada
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1980No. 78-1762PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal, we once again must review an award of attorney’s fees from the Northern District of Mississippi, 77 F.R.D. 484, in which the court used a maximum local rate. See Knighton v. Watkins, 616 F.2d 795 (5th Cir.1980). Since Knighton is quite similar to our case, we shall closely track Knighton’s holding and reasoning.
We shall briefly here state the facts so as to put the case into proper focus; other facts will be described where necessary.
This appeal derives from civil rights litigation, spanning four years, brought under Titles VI and VII of the Civil…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Mrs. Althea ANTHONY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARION COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- William Knighton, Cross-Appellant v. John C. Watkins, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Neely v. City of GrenadaDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1977
- Neely v. City of GrenadaDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1978
3Cited by28 opinions
- In The Matter Of U.S. Golf CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Islamic Center of Mississippi, Inc. v. City of Starkville, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Randolph Thomas v. The City of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Campbell v. Talladega County Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1981
- Melvin McGowan v. King, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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