Legal Opinion
Edward Brown v. Robert E. L. Culpepper, Jr., Superior Court Judge of the South Georgia Judicial Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1977No. 77-1652PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal of the district court’s denial of plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’ fees as prevailing parties in a jury discrimination civil rights action. Plaintiffs made their request pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1970), as amended by the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, Pub.L. No.94-559, § 2, 90 Stat. 2641 (codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988 (Cum.Supp.1977)), which provides that in certain proceedings to vindicate civil rights, the district court in its discretion may award the prevailing party a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the litigation…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by120 opinions
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- William Knighton, Cross-Appellant v. John C. Watkins, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Morrow v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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