Legal Opinion
League of United Latin American Citizens 4552 v. Roscoe Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1997No. 96-10951PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The League of United Latin American Citizens #4552 (“LULAC”) contends that the district court erred in calculating the amount of attorneys’ fees and costs awarded in this Voting Rights Act case. LULAC complains that the district court (1) erroneously reduced the number of hours reasonably expended; (2) assigned an hourly rate upon which fees were calculated that is not supported by the record; (3) erroneously failed to make a separate award for time spent by paralegals and law clerks; and (4) erroneously refused to award any fees for hours spent by attorney José…
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