POSADA v. LAMB COUNTY, TEX.

No. 82-1415.

716 F.2d 1066 (1983)

Victoria POSADA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LAMB COUNTY, TEXAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert H. Kauffman, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

White, Self, Davenport & Bass, Bob Bass, Plainview, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before REAVLEY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and WYZANSKI, District Judge.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs, Mexican-American citizens of Lamb County, Texas, claim that they are entitled to attorneys' fees under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973l(e), and the Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, for the role they played in defendant County's adoption and implementation of a legally sound voting district apportionment plan. They also seek a permanent injunction against future...

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