Legal Opinion
Connor v. Winter
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 12, 1981No. Civ. A. 3830(A)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
For more than fifteen years the efforts of these plaintiffs to reapportion the Mississippi Legislature in accordance with constitutional requirements have occupied the attention of federal courts. At the end of this lengthy process comes plaintiffs’ Motion for Award of Attorney’s Fees and Litigation Expenses brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 19737(e) and 1988. Based on testimony, affidavits, briefs, and other supporting documents filed by both parties, plaintiffs are entitled to recover $77,618.75 in attorney’s fees, $39,197.17 in litigation expenses, and $10,870.70 in…
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