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CONCERNED DEMOCRATS OF FLORIDA v. RENO

No. 80-5482 Summary Calendar.

689 F.2d 1211 (1980)

CONCERNED DEMOCRATS OF FLORIDA and Edward Cohen, President of Concerned Democrats, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Janet RENO, State Attorney of Dade County, Florida, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

December 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Wisotsky, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Calvin L. Fox, Alan T. Lipson, Asst. Attys. Gen., Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this civil rights case plaintiffs prevailed. The district court denied attorney fees with an order merely stating that an award would be "inappropriate." On appeal, Concerned Democrats of Florida v. Reno, 601 F.2d 891 (5th Cir. 1979), we vacated the denial and remanded for an appropriate award of fees or for a finding of special circumstances that would make an award unjust. On remand the district court has again...

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