Legal Opinion
Shirley Gaines v. Dougherty County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 1985No. 84-8450PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Per curiam
We are nearing, hopefully, the end of a twenty-three-year saga culminating in the desegregation of schools in Dougherty County, Georgia. At issue today is the proper calculation of attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982).
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This case was initiated in 1963 to bring an end to the de jure segregation of the Dougherty County school system. 1 When the district court granted the plaintiffs only limited relief, they appealed to this court, 2 which directed the district court to accelerate the desegregation of the school system. 329 F.2d 823 (5th Cir.1964); 334 F.2d 983 (5th Cir.1964). Following…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Mattie Norman, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Goldsmith v. Bagby Elevator Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Popham v. City of KennesawCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Charles W. GRANT, Ronald Bergwerk, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GEORGE SCHUMANN TIRE & BATTERY COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Haitian Refugee Center, an Unincorporated, Not for Profit Organization v. Edwin Meese, III , Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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