Legal Opinion
Cleveland Nisby and Hattie West v. Commissioners Court of Jefferson County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1986No. 85-2134PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants’ counsel successfully guided the appellants’ Voting Rights Act case to victory, and appellants filed a request for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. This appeal challenges the adequacy of the fee award. Because the district court did not state its reasons for the fee award in accordance with the requirements of Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc., 488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir.1974), we reverse and remand.
I. Introduction
The appellants, Hattie West and Cleveland Nisby, filed suit alleging the precinct plan of the Commissioners Court of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Copper Liquor, Inc., Robert Earl Basham, Jr., or the Estate of Harold Letcher, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. Adolph Coors Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Copper Liquor, Inc. v. Adolph Coors Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. KellstromCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Moses Leroy v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Cobb v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Jerry Von Clark v. James Bruce ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Mrs. Tobie Brantley, Cross-Appellee v. M.F. Surles, Etc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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