Legal Opinion
Walker v. City of Bogalusa
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1999No. 97-31331PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
The Plaintiffs and the Plaintiffs’ counsel appeal the awards of fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (against the Plaintiffs) and under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 (against Plaintiffs’ counsel) on timeliness and substantive grounds. We affirm.
I. Facts and Background
Plaintiffs, on behalf of a class of persons living in the City of Bogalusa (“Bogalusa”), sued Bogalusa and various named officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Plaintiffs alleged that Bogalusa officials failed to evacuate members of the Black community in the same manner as they evacuated members of the non-Black community following…
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