Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Fordice
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided October 29, 1992No. Civ. A. J91-0364(L)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Before BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge, and TOM S. LEE and PICKERING, District Judges.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This cause is before the court on the motion of plaintiffs to dissolve the three-judge court previously convened in this Voting Rights Act case at the request of plaintiffs, and to remand case to managing district judge for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses. Plaintiffs have also moved for an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses and by their motion, they further seek discovery and an eviden-tiary hearing on issues relating to the prevailing market rates for attorney…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Hollis Watkins v. Kirk Fordice, Governor of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Pickett v. Sheridan Health Care CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Mallory v. HarknessDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1996
- Holland v. Valhi Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Medders v. Autauga County Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1994
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