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KIRCHBERG v. FEENSTRA

No. 81-3560.

708 F.2d 991 (1983)

Karl J. KIRCHBERG, Plaintiff, v. Joan Paillot FEENSTRA, Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David C. TREEN and State of Louisiana, Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Ware, Michael G. Collins, Ann Woolhandler, New Orleans, La., for defendant-third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Patricia Bowers, Eavelyn T. Brooks, Asst. Attys. Gen., New Orleans, La., for third-party defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION:

Appellant Joan Feenstra appeals from the district court's denial of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988 (West 1981). We hold that the district court abused its limited discretion in denying attorney's fees. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with instructions to award reasonable attorney's fees in accordance with the guidelines set out in Johnson v. Georgia Highway...

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