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HARDMAN v. BD. OF EDUC. OF DOLLARWAY, ARK.

Nos. 82-2167, 82-2190.

714 F.2d 823 (1983)

Lee HARDMAN, Appellant, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION of the DOLLARWAY, ARKANSAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, A Public Body Corporate; and James Mathews, Superintendent of Schools of the Dollarway, Arkansas School District; Vicki Brown, Elijah Coleman, Robert Morehead, Delma Cotner and Gaylon Presley as Members of the Board of Education in their Official Capacities, Appellees. Lee HARDMAN, Appellee, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION of the DOLLARWAY, ARKANSAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a Public Body Corporate; and James Mathews, Superintendent of Schools of the Dollarway, Arkansas School District; Vicki Brown; Elijah Coleman; Robert Morehead, Delma Cotner and Gaylon Presley as Members of the Board of Education in their official capacities, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 17, 1983.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell F. Brown, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant/cross-appellee.

Robert V. Light, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees/cross-appellants.

Before BRIGHT, JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Lee Hardman appeals and the Board of Education of Dollarway, Arkansas cross-appeals from the court's judgment1 awarding Hardman attorneys' fees under the Civil Rights Attorneys Fees Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Both parties contend that the district court erred in refusing to grant a hearing on the attorneys' fees award. Moreover, Hardman contends the court abused its discretion and awarded too low a fee.

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