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LEA v. CONE MILLS CORPORATION

No. 71-1852.

467 F.2d 277 (1972)

Shirley LEA et al., Appellants, v. CONE MILLS CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Belton, Charlotte, N. C. (J. LeVonne Chambers, and Chambers, Stein, Ferguson & Lanning, Charlotte, N. C., and Jack Greenberg, William L. Robinson, and Harriett S. Rabb, New York City, on brief), for appellants.

Thornton H. Brooks, Greensboro, N. C. (C. Allen Foster, and McLendon, Brim, Brooks, Pierce & Daniels, Greensboro, N. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, WINTER, Circuit Judge, and YOUNG, District Judge.

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:

An award of attorneys' fees in this civil rights case is challenged as being too low. While not overly generous, we conclude that it was within the range of the District Court's discretion.

This action was begun by several black women alleging discrimination in employment practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The District Judge found such discrimination had been practiced, and he issued an appropriate...

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