Legal Opinion
In Re City of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1984No. 84-2389PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
The City of Houston petitions for mandamus ordering Judge Gabrielle McDonald to recuse herself from the post-trial setting of attorneys’ fees in a voting rights class action in which she was a member of the class. We deny the writ.
I. CASE HISTORY
In December 1973, a group of private plaintiffs brought suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the City of Houston and certain city officials. The case was styled Greater Houston Civic Council v. Mann, No. 73-H-1650. 1 The plaintiffs, originally representing voters of every major…
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