FORT v. ROADWAY EXP., INC.

No. 82-8500.

746 F.2d 744 (1984)

Charles H. FORT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Sinkfield, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Fisher & Phillips, Michael C. Towers, R. Patrick White, Atlanta, Ga., for Roadway.

Frederick C. McLam, Decatur, Ga., for Local 728.

Before HENDERSON and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and JONES, Senior Circuit Judge.


JONES, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this employment discrimination case, the district court, following a bench trial, found for the defendants. In its dispositive order (which contained the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law), the court concluded that the plaintiff's suit was groundless and that the defendants, as "prevailing parties," were entitled to attorney's fees. The court did not, however, determine the amount of these fees, reserving jurisdiction...

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