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INTERN. SOC. FOR KRISHNA CONSC. v. ANDERSEN

No. 77-1574.

569 F.2d 1027 (1978)

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, INC., and Hasyapriya das, on behalf of themselves and all International Society for Krishna Consciousness Members, Appellants, v. Richard ANDERSEN, Chief of Police of the City of Omaha, and Herb Fitle, City Attorney, Individually and in their official capacities, and Omaha Airport Authority, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Fisher and Robert C. Moest, Beverly Hills, Cal., and Gordon R. Hauptman, Stern, Harris, Feldman, Becker & Thompson, Omaha, Neb., for appellants.

Frederick A. Brown, Deputy City Atty., Omaha, Neb., for appellees.

Before HEANEY, STEPHENSON and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. (ISKCON) appeals from the district court's1 denial of its motion for attorneys' fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976 (the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp.1977). We reverse and remand.

ISKCON instituted this suit in October 1976 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§...

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