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BLACK GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. PHILADELPHIA ELEC. CO.

Nos. 85-1561, 85-1562.

802 F.2d 648 (1986)

BLACK GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE, Ulysses Miles, Alfred Murray, Henri P. Freeland, Robert Parrish, Joanne Bond, George Wright, William Hand, Calvin Brown, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellees in 85-1561, Cross-Appellants in 85-1562, Willie Robinson and Willie Blackshear, Intervenor-Plaintiffs, Alfred L. Trappanese, Sr., Andrew Gavin, and Philip Caranci, Intervenor-Plaintiffs, v. PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, Appellant in 85-1561, Cross-Appellee in 85-1562.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice W. Ballard, Jean R. Sternlight, Herbert B. Newberg, (argued), Earl W. Trent, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., Phillip S. Fuoco, Haddonfield, N.J., for appellees and cross-appellants Black Grievance Committee.

Robert W. Maris (argued), John F. Smith, III, Alexandra D. Sandler, Hope A. Comisky, Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant and cross-appellee Philadelphia Elec. Co.

Before GIBBONS, BECKER, and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a dispute over attorneys' fees that arose after an employment discrimination class action was settled. The settlement did not deal with the attorneys' fees issue, and following a hearing on the plaintiffs' fee petition the district court ordered the defendant to pay $475,938.18 in attorneys' fees and costs. 615 F.Supp. 1069. Defendant appealed and plaintiffs cross-appealed. We will...

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