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FULPS v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, TENN.

No. 82-5313.

715 F.2d 1088 (1983)

Sandra FULPS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 25, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Johnston, Robert Belton (argued), Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ward DeWitt, Burns, William O'Bryan (argued), Nashville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before KEITH and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge.

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Finding that a petition for attorney's fees filed eight months after judgment in this civil rights action was untimely, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee denied the petition in its entirety. Appellants assert that the delay was reasonable under the circumstances. Appellees urge affirmance both on the ground relied upon by the District Court and because attorney's fees were included in the offer...

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