Legal Opinion
Martha Johnson and Delores J. Ceballos, Etc. v. University College of the University of Alabama in Birmingham George W. Campbell, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 1983No. 81-7860PublishedCited by 229 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This is another in a series of civil rights actions in which the appeal concerns solely the award of attorney’s fees under Title VII, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e-5(k), and the Civil Rights Attorneys Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988, not the merits of the lawsuit. Two weeks prior to the scheduled trial in this employment discrimination class action, the named parties filed a proposed consent decree which the district court accepted. The consent decree acknowledged defendants’ obligation to pay plaintiffs’ fees, and pledged that the parties would try to negotiate the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Northcross v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Daily v. ZurcherDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1974
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3Cited by229 opinions
- Mattie Norman, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Marie Lucie Jean v. Alan C. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Rode v. DellarcipreteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Annabelle Lipsett v. Gumersindo BlancoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Nancy Lee Ferland v. Conrad Credit Corp., a California Corporation Gregg A. michel,ph.d., an Individual Does 1-20, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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