Legal Opinion
Castro County, Texas v. Joe Crespin
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 6, 1996No. 95-5141, 95-5183PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:
Appellant Crespin appeals from the decision of a three-judge District Court denying his “motion to reopen” to file for attorneys’ fees under the fee-shifting provision of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973i(e) (1994), pursuant to which fees are awarded to “the prevailing party.”
Appellant intervened on behalf of defendant United States in an action brought by Castro County under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c (1994), to get preclearance of a redistricting plan. On April 13, 1994,…
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