Legal Opinion
Victoria Posada v. Lamb County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1983No. 82-1415PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, Mexican-American citizens of Lamb County, Texas, claim that they are entitled to attorneys’ fees under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 19737(e), and the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, for the role they played in defendant County’s adoption and implementation of a legally sound voting district apportionment plan. They also seek a permanent injunction against future malapportionment of the County’s county commissioner and justice of the peace precincts. The district court denied both requests. It held the…
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