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STATEN v. HOUSING AUTH. OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH

No. 80-1039.

638 F.2d 599 (1980)

Shirley STATEN, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Appellant, v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, a public corporation, Daniel A. Pietragallo, Individually and as Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and William Colbert, Paul Brophy, Carrie Washington, William Coyne, Fred Gualtieri, Ruth Pittrell and James Reich, Individually and as Members of the Board of Directors of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and their agents and successors in office, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Henderson, Timothy P. O'Brien, Thomas C. Reed, Neighborhood Legal Services Ass'n, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

David B. Washington, Gen. Counsel, Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellees.

Before ADAMS, HUNTER and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) September 16, 1980.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.

1. In this appeal, plaintiffs ask this court to reverse the trial court's denial of their motion for attorneys' fees. Plaintiffs sought attorneys' fees under the Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1976), as prevailing parties in an action under the 1871 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976...

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