DUNN v. THE FLORIDA BAR

No. 88-3865.

889 F.2d 1010 (1989)

Serena DUNN, individually and Willie A. Wiggs, and Marva Pamela Evans, individually and on behalf of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. THE FLORIDA BAR, the Supreme Court of Florida, Gerald F. Richman, President, The Florida Bar, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan B. Morrison, Washington, D.C., Elizabeth L. White, Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.

C. Harris Dittmar, Timothy J. Corrigan, Jacksonville, Fla., Eric J. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., defendants-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge, HILL, Senior Circuit Judge, and FREEMAN, District Judge.


HILL, Senior Circuit Judge:

The appellants, who sought an amendment of one of the rules of The Florida Bar, have voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit, but continue to seek attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The appellees deny that appellants are prevailing parties and deny that this case involves any rights secured by the United States Constitution. Thus, the appellees contend that the appellants did not assert...

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