William Taylor v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Leo Callahan, Etc., Donald R. Hall, Etc., Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge:
This case arises from appellant’s claim for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 with regard to actions taken challenging a solicitation ordinance of the City of Ft. Lauderdale. Since appellant Taylor successfully obtained a preliminary injunction on the merits of the central substantive issue in the § 1983 case underlying this appeal, we reverse the district court’s denial of attorney’s fees to plaintiffs and remand the case for a hearing on reasonable attorney’s fees.
I
The relevant facts are not in dispute. At the hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary…
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