Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Durham City Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1978No. Nos. 77-1835, 77-1836PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
The award of counsel fees in a school desegregation case is the subject of these cross-appeals. While the actual fee has not been fixed, the district court has ruled with respect to the basis on which the award will be made. Plaintiffs assert error on the part of the district court for failing to make an award for services rendered prior to July 1, 1972, and for excluding related litigation expenses in its computation of the fee award. Defendant asserts error in the inclusion of fees for services rendered after July 1, 1972, which were directed to issues upon which…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Dowdell v. City of ApopkaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- 48 Fair empl.prac.cas. 972, 48 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 38,527 Warren G. Herold v. Hajoca Corporation, Warren G. Herold v. Hajoca CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Dowdell v. City of Apopka, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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