Legal Opinion
Langdon v. Drew Municipal Separate School District
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided April 28, 1981No. GC 80-120-WK-OPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KEADY, Chief Judge.
The court has for disposition the motion of Jimmie L. Langdon, plaintiff, for an award of attorney fees as the prevailing party in a suit filed against the Drew Municipal Separate School District and its board of trustees, invoking federal court jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4) for causes of action arising under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. Plaintiff’s counsel seek the recovery of fees and expenses in the amount of $28,035. Of the amount claimed, $98…
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