Legal Opinion
Johnny R. CANUP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHIPMAN-UNION, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 8, 1997No. 96-9248PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
A jury determined that Chipman-Union Incorporated (“CUI”) unlawfully considered Johnny Canup’s race in its decision to terminate Canup’s employment, but that CUI would have terminated him even if his race had not been considered. After entering judgment in Canup’s favor, the District Court 1 decided not to award Canup any of his attorney fees and awarded him only $6,768.43 of the $12,553.20 in costs he requested. Canup appeals that portion of the District Court’s order that denied his claim for attorney fees, and we affirm.
/. BACKGROUND
Although the jury’s…
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