Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Kimbrough
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1980No. 78-2237PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a jury discrimination case. At issue on this appeal is the order of the district court denying plaintiffs an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Award Act of 1976 (the Act).1 Under the Act, prevailing plaintiffs should recover reasonable attorneys’ fees for vindicating the public’s interest in an end to discrimination unless special circumstances render an award unjust. The trial court’s determination in this regard is to be reversed by this Court only if an abuse of discretion is found. Criterion Club of Albany v. Board…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Victoria Posada v. Lamb County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Fernandes v. LimmerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Joseph Taylor, Cross v. W. L. Sterrett, Garry Weber, County Judge of Dallas Co., Jim Jackson, Nancy Judy, Jim Tyson, Roy Orr, Etc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Bert Williams v. John R. LeatherburyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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