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CLARK v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Nos. 85-6343, 85-6382.

803 F.2d 987 (1986)

Ruth CLARK and Charles E. Bunker, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES and the Los Angeles Police Department, Defendants-Appellants. Ruth CLARK and Charles E. Bunker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; City Attorney Burt Pines; Councilwoman Pat Russell; Los Angeles Police Dept.; L.A.P.D. Officer Smith (Ser. # 20585); Officer John D'Amicus; Officer Alphonso Moreno; Officer Thomas Stead; Lt. Donald Ferguson; L.A.P.D. Venice Area Team Supervisor Sergeant Atchison; and Sol Walzer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Murdock, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Katherine Hamilton, Dist. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Before WALLACE, FARRIS and CANBY, Circuit Judges.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, both sides asked us to review the district court's award of $87,360 in attorney's fees to plaintiffs' counsel under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.

BACKGROUND

In February 1977, plaintiffs Ruth Clark and Charles Bunker filed this civil rights action against the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department and various individuals. The dispute involved plaintiffs' operation of open-air retail businesses...

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