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TORRES v. SACHS

Nos. 1033, 1034, Dockets 76-7002, 76-7072.

538 F.2d 10 (1976)

Rosa TORRES et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Alice SACHS et al., Defendants-Appellants. Raymond S. VELEZ et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Patrick CUNNINGHAM et al., Defendants-Appellants. Juana LOPEZ et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. David DINKINS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Caputo, New York City (W. Bernard Richland, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, New York City, L. Kevin Sheridan, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

Herbert Teitelbaum, New York City (Oscar Garcia-Rivera, M. D. Taracido, Kenneth Kimerling, Richard J. Hiller, Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SMITH, MANSFIELD and VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges.

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

The municipal defendants appeal from an award by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles E. Stewart, Jr., Judge, of $23,252 in attorneys' fees to successful plaintiffs in two voting rights class actions seeking bilingual school board and general election officials and materials. We find no error and affirm the judgment.

Appellants on this appeal attack neither the underlying voting...

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