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FLOWERS v. WILEY

No. 81-2053.

675 F.2d 704 (1982)

Ruby FLOWERS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ruth M. WILEY, Grayson County Tax Assessor Collector, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 12, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark White, Atty. Gen., Richard L. Arnett, Laura Martin, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for White & Hill.

Clinton & Richards, David R. Richards, Austin, Tex., Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Joaquin G. Avila, Jose Garza, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, POLITZ and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

The merits of this voting rights lawsuit are no longer in issue. The parties are arguing about the appropriate compensation for the attorneys who represented the prevailing plaintiffs. The District Court directed the defendants to pay the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) $29,959.00 in attorneys' fees and $971.69 in expenses. The defendants were also ordered to pay David...

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