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HENNIGAN v. OUACHITA PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 84-4157.

749 F.2d 1148 (1985)

Minnie Ann HENNIGAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OUACHITA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Wright, Jr., Monroe, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

McLeod, Verlander & Dollar, David E. Verlander, III, Monroe, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Minnie Ann Hennigan, as named representative of a class, appeals from the district court's denial of a motion for attorney's fees filed under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976.1 Clarifying the test applied in this circuit, we hold that a plaintiff who achieves the goal sought in a civil rights suit by voluntary action of the defendant prevails within the meaning of the Act if she demonstrates...

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