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THOMPSON v. BASS

Nos. 76-4475, 77-2292.

616 F.2d 1259 (1980)

Jack THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray D. BASS, etc., et al., Defendants, Dan H. Turner, etc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Lamar, Jr., Clyde C. Owen, Jr., Montgomery, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Alvin T. Prestwood, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and BOOTLE, District Judge.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

In this 42 U.S.C. § 19831 action, the jury awarded Jack Thompson, a former Alabama Highway Department pilot damages in the amount of $20,000 for deprivation of his constitutional rights under the first and fourteenth amendments by Dan H. Turner, assistant highway director. In addition, the trial court awarded Thompson $8,000 in attorneys' fees under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S...

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