Eddie L. Callahan v. George C. Wallace, as Governor of Alabama, His Agents, Assigns, and Successors in Office

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal of a class action the only issues now asserted are monetary refunds to members of the class and attorney fees. The action was brought in July 1971 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against all justices of the peace and all sheriffs in Alabama, the Director of the Department of Public Safety (who is in charge of Alabama state troopers), and the State Comptroller. A single hearing on temporary and permanent relief was conducted in August 1971 and the District Court’s judgment entered on September…