Legal Opinion
Saleh v. VA State University
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 31, 2001No. 99-2137, 99-2188, 00-1744UnpublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
These appeals were consolidated for oral argument pursuant to U.S.Ct. of App. 4th Cir. Rule 12(b). Appeals Nos. 99-2137 and 99-2188 XAP involve the merits of the underlying employment discrimination actions. Appeal No. 00-1744 involves the issue of attorneys’ fees. We address the appeals on the merits first, since our disposition of the issues' presented influences our determination of the appropriate award of attorneys’ fees.
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Appellees Fathy M.A. Saleh (Saleh) and Godwin O. Mbagwu (Mbagwu) (together “Appellees”), tenured professors at Virginia State University (VSU), brought…
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