Delores Norwood, by Her Father Calvin Norwood v. D. L. Harrison, Sr.

The plaintiffs-appellees sought an award of attorneys’ fees for services rendered in Norwood v. Harrison, 413 U.S. 455, 93 S.Ct. 2804, 37 L.Ed.2d 723 (1973). 1 In a memorandum opinion the District Court concluded that they were entitled to recover the fees from the members and the Executive Secretary of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board, and their successors in office, “in their official capacity”. An order was accordingly entered, as follows:

ORDER

Upon motion of plaintiffs for an award of counsel fees, and after due consideration of all matters pertinent to a correct decision,…