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KING v. McCORD

No. 78-3604.

621 F.2d 205 (1980)

Jewel KING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. McCORD, Individually and d/b/a McCord's Grocery, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith S. Crittenden, Susan Williams Reeves, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry T. Arrington, New Orleans, La., Williams, Williams & Norton, John W. Norton, Anniston, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, RONEY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant challenges the reasonableness of an attorneys' fee award pursuant to her successful claim under the Equal Pay Act.1 Because we find that the failure of the district court to hold an evidentiary hearing was inconsistent with sound judicial discretion, and because the district court's opinion awarding attorneys' fees lacks sufficient clarity to enable an appellate court to intelligently review the award...

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