TAYLOR v. STERRETT

No. 79-3851.

640 F.2d 663 (1981)

Joseph TAYLOR et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross Appellants, v. W. L. STERRETT et al., Defendants-Appellees, Garry Weber, County Judge of Dallas Co., Jim Jackson, Nancy Judy, Jim Tyson, Roy Orr, etc., Defendants-Appellants, Cross Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearings Denied May 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Luna, Thomas V. Murto, III, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellants, cross appellees.

Jordan, Rubin & Pace, John F. Jordan, Dallas, Tex., Joel Berger, Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit, III, Charles Stephen Ralston, New York City, Jarilyn Catherine Dupont, Dallas Legal Services Foundation, Inc., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees, cross appellants.

Before BROWN, COLEMAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case was originally brought as a challenge to conditions in the Dallas County, Texas, jail system. Once more it appears here after protracted litigation over a period of nearly ten years, including four previous appeals to this Court. After the final appellate decision on the merits, the District Court awarded fees to John Jordan, an attorney for the plaintiff class, for time spent on the case...

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