WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether plaintiffs who have succeeded on a significant issue in their section 1983 suit through the voluntary actions of defendants, without obtaining a favorable judgment or a formal settlement agreement, may be considered "prevailing parties" for purposes of the Attorney's Fees Awards Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982). Before reaching this question, however, we must answer the defendants' challenge...
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