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WILLIAMS v. CITY OF FAIRBURN, GEORGIA

No. 80-7393 Summary Calendar.

640 F.2d 635 (1981)

Shelvia WILLIAMS, Individually and on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF FAIRBURN, GEORGIA; Albert J. Green, Individually and in his official capacity as the Mayor of the City of Fairburn, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Matlaw, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Glaze, McNally & Glaze, Kirby A. Glaze, Robert Mark Mahler, Jonesboro, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before TJOFLAT, VANCE and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The sole question on this appeal is whether appellant is a "prevailing party" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Appellant brought suit in district court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for defendants' refusal to allow the continued existence of a Section 8 Existing Housing Assistance Payments Program (42 U.S.C. § 1437(f)) within Fairburn, Georgia.1 Appellant also sought damages and attorney's fees...

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