Moses Leroy v. The City of Houston, Greater Houston Civic Council v. Frank Mann, City of Houston

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated appeals by defendant The City of Houston (the City) from attorneys’ fees awards are sequels to our prior decision in this same litigation in Leroy v. City of Houston, 831 F.2d 576 (5th Cir.1987) (L eroy IV), cert. denied, 486 U.S. 1008, 108 S.Ct. 1735, 100 L.Ed.2d 199 (1988).

Context Facts and Proceedings

The earlier history of this litigation is detailed in Leroy IV, and we outline it here only to place the present appeal in context.

In December 1973, plaintiffs-appellees, black and Hispanic voters in Houston, Texas, commenced an action in the United…