Peacock v. Drew Municipal Separate School District

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

This cause is before the court on plaintiffs’ motion for an award of attorney fees, in which plaintiffs contend that such an award is authorized by the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fee Award Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 as amended October 19, 1976, and the teachings of Bradley v. Richmond School Board, 416 U.S. 696, 94 S.Ct. 2006, 40 L.Ed.2d 476 (1974). A review of the prior proceedings herein is essential to proper disposition of the instant motion.

On February 20,1973, plaintiffs filed this action challenging defendants’ policy prohibiting employment of unwed…