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ESCAMILLA v. SANTOS

No. 78-1649 Summary Calendar.

591 F.2d 1086 (1979)

Hector ESCAMILLA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Alberto SANTOS, Webb County Judge, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Morales, Sr., Asst. County Atty., Laredo, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Ricardo E. De Anda, Laredo, Tex., Paul D. Rich, Texas Rural Legal Aid, Crystal City, Tex., Lee J. Teran, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, GODBOLD and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an attorneys' fees case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, as amended by the Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees Award Act of 1976, P.L. 94-559 (Act).

On July 29, 1974, the plaintiffs, prisoners of the Webb County jail, filed a § 1983 action against various Webb County officials. The suit alleged intolerable living conditions in the Webb County jail in violation of the eighth amendment. After two years of litigation, the parties entered into...

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