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DAVIS v. CITY OF ABBEVILLE

No. 80-3557 Summary Calendar.

633 F.2d 1161 (1981)

Gwendolyn DAVIS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF ABBEVILLE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

January 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Remm, Jr., Lafayette, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gordon P. Sandoz, II, Abbeville, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs, Davis and Brailey, of an attorney's fees award in their favor as the prevailing parties under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. After obtaining a consent decree in a § 1983 civil rights action against the defendant, the City of Abbeville, the plaintiffs sought an attorney's fees award under § 1988. Following hearing on the motion, the district court awarded...

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