Legal Opinion
Riley v. City of Jackson, Miss.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided September 26, 1997No. 3:93-cv-00618PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WINGATE, District Judge.
Before the court on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is the motion of the plaintiffs in the above styled and numbered cause for attorney fees and expenses brought pursuant to Title 42 U.S.C. § 1988, Civil Rights Attorneys Fees Awards Act of 1976. 1 Also before the court is a motion submitted by the plaintiffs for sanctions pursuant to Rule 11 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jurisdiction over this matter is predicated on Title 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 3 and 1343. 4 Having reviewed the plaintiffs’ fee…
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