Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Fordice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1993No. 92-7764Published
1Opinion of the Court
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. No. 92-7764. Hollis WATKINS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. Kirk FORDICE, Governor of the State of Mississippi, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross- Appellants. Nov. 24, 1993. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges. REAVLEY, Circuit Judge: Black citizens of Mississippi (Appellants) complain on appeal that the three-judge district court erred in calculating the amount of attorneys' fees it awarded them under the…
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