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PICKETT v. MILAM

No. 77-1216.

579 F.2d 1118 (1978)

Bettye B. PICKETT and Thea S. Spatz, Appellants, v. Newt MILAM, Joe Harrison and Tom Lindsey, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Tisdale, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, Ark., for appellants; Robert D. Cabe, Little Rock, Ark., on brief.

Phil Stratton, Conway, Ark., for appellees; Guy Jones, Jr., and Casey R. R. Jones, Conway, Ark., on brief.

Before STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the appellants, as the prevailing plaintiffs on the merits in the district court,1 are entitled to a reasonable attorney fee under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We conclude that the appellants are entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees and, accordingly, reverse the district court.

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