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BROWN v. CULPEPPER

No. 77-1652 Summary Calendar.

559 F.2d 274 (1977)

Edward BROWN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert E. L. CULPEPPER, Jr., Superior Court Judge of the South Georgia Judicial Circuit, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert E. Phipps, C. B. King, Albany, Ga., Charles Stephen Ralston, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Frank S. Twitty, Camilla, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before AINSWORTH, MORGAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1977. See 561 F.2d 1177.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal of the district court's denial of plaintiffs' request for attorneys' fees as prevailing parties in a jury discrimination civil rights action. Plaintiffs made their request pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1970), as amended by the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, Pub.L.No.94-559, § 2, 90 Stat. 2641...

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