Terry Petteway v. Mark Henry

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents only the question of whether the Plaintiffs are prevailing parties in a voting rights case, entitling them to attorney’s fees. The underlying case arises from a dispute between the Plaintiffs — seven elected officials and one citizen of Galveston County, Texas — and Galveston County, 1 challenging the County’s redistricting following the 2010 census, on grounds that the County’s proposed electoral maps violated the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. At the conclusion of the adversary proceeding, the Plaintiffs moved for the award of…