JONES v. ARMSTRONG CORK CO.

No. 79-3891 Summary Calendar.

630 F.2d 324 (1980)

Walter JONES, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross Appellees, v. ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY, et al., Defendants Armstrong Cork Company, Defendant-Appellee Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernice Turner Brooks, Columbus, Ga., Bobby L. Hill, Joseph Jones, Jr., Savannah, Ga., for Walter Jones, Jr., et al.

Steptoe & Johnson, Christopher T. Lutz, Washington, D. C., for Armstrong Cork Co.

Cooper, Mitch & Crawford, John C. Falkenberry, Birmingham, Ala., for United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers Union.

Before CHARLES CLARK, VANCE and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal and cross appeal involve a single issue: the reasonableness of the attorney's fees awarded to Bernice Turner, local counsel for the prevailing plaintiff class in a Title VII Civil Rights Act suit. Since the district court adequately analyzed and balanced the factors enumerated in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc., 488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir. 1974), which are to be utilized as a guideline in determining...

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