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MORROW v. FINCH

No. 79-3148.

642 F.2d 823 (1981)

Willie MORROW et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James FINCH, Commissioner of Public Safety (formerly W. O. Dillard et al.) et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

April 15, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank R. Parker, Barbara Y. Phillips, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Darold L. Rutland, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, Peter M. Stockett, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, CHARLES CLARK and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue on this appeal is the correctness of an attorneys' fee award made by the district court. This is the third time the issue has made an appearance in this court in the course of this cause. See Morrow v. Crisler, 491 F.2d 1053, 1057 (5th Cir. en banc 1974), and Morrow v. Dillard, 580 F.2d 1284, 1296-1301 (5th Cir. 1978). We vacate the award...

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