Legal Opinion
Mattie Norman, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 1988No. 87-7763PublishedCited by 1,376 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORRESTER, District Judge:
In this case we are asked to consider whether this court has lost jurisdiction to entertain an appeal of an award of attorney’s fees and, also, we are asked to review the amount of that award.
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HISTORY OF THE APPEAL
This class action challenging the Housing Authority’s practice of overcharging public housing tenants for rent by failing to provide adequate utility allowances for gas and electric service was resolved by a consent order and judgment. The consent order entitled the tenants to approximately $1 million in damages for previous overcharges, to be paid over a…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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