Shealy v. City of Albany, Ga.

ORDER

OWENS, District Judge.

Before the Court are the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Damages, Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and accompanying memoranda. Defendants have filed several responses to these Motions. After careful review of the extensive record in this case, the Court issues the following Order.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs are intervenors in this lawsuit that was originally filed in 1972. The original lawsuit was filed under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The suit alleged that Defendants had engaged in racial discrimination in hiring and promotional practices. On September 2, 1976, this Court entered a…