Legal Opinion

Lucille Young v. Samuel Pierce, Jr., Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 20, 1987No. 86-2526PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Defendants appeal from the judgment of the district court awarding plaintiffs attorney’s fees and costs. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand to the district court for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

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This is the second of two appeals arising from a class action lawsuit challenging HUD’s 1 funding and support of various publicly assisted housing programs. The factual and procedural background of the lawsuit is set out in detail in our opinion on the related appeal in this case, reported at 822 F.2d 1368 (5th Cir.1987) and, rather than engaging in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Library of Congress v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Curtis Graves v. Ben BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Louisiana v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (Formerly U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rosenfeld v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. Summersgill Dardar v. Lafourche Realty Co., Inc., Col. Eugene S. WitherspoonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. Forest Henry Shipes, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Cross-Appellants v. Trinity Industries, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  4. Lucille Young v. Samuel Pierce, Jr., Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. Golden Gate Audubon Society, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of EngineersDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1988

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