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CLIFFORD v. JANKLOW

No. 84-1413.

747 F.2d 1229 (1984)

Linda CLIFFORD; Melvina Lesmeister and Pam James on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. William JANKLOW, Governor of the State of South Dakota, and James Ellenbecker, Secretary of South Dakota Department of Special Services, and the Agents, Employees and Successors of the above, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 8, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen. and Janice Godtland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, S.D., for appellants.

Mark Falk, Rapid City, S.D., and Stephen C. Hoffman, Silver City, S.D., for appellees.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

South Dakota Governor William Janklow and employees of that state's department of social services appeal from the district court's1 award of $14,755 in attorney's fees to Black Hills Legal Services, Inc. (Black Hills), as the prevailing party in Clifford v. Janklow, 733 F.2d 534 (8th Cir.1984).2 We affirm.

Black Hills originally sued the state in...

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