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DAVIS v. FLETCHER

No. 78-2895. Summary Calendar.

598 F.2d 469 (1979)

Mildred and Caleb DAVIS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Elijah FLETCHER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holland & Knight, Steven D. Merryday, Tampa, Fla., Julian Clarkson, Fort Myers, Fla., Archie M. Odom, Punta Gorda, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

George E. Carr, Robert A. Williams, Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Immokalee, Fla., H. Michael Semler, Migrant Legal Action Program, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CLARK, GEE and HILL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal challenges an award of attorney's fees entered without a written evaluation by the court of the factors supporting the award. We remand for the limited purpose of permitting the district court to give reasons for allowing the amount awarded, expressed in compliance with our opinion in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc., 488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir. 1974).

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