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CURTIS v. BILL HANNA FORD, INC.

No. 86-4686.

822 F.2d 549 (1987)

Mary Jane CURTIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BILL HANNA FORD, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Strickler, Jr., New Orleans, La., Henry C. Walker, Walker, Tooke, Perlman & Lyons, Shreveport, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jack E. Carlisle, Jr., Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Johnson & Salley, Shreveport, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, GEE, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Mary Jane Curtis appeals a partial award of attorneys fees after the district court found against Bill Hanna Ford, Inc., in a sex discrimination suit. The appeal raises these issues: (1) whether the trial judge may sua sponte reduce the amount requested in an unopposed motion for fees and costs; (2) whether the judge may do so without an evidentiary hearing; and (3) whether the judge may use the factors set forth in Johnson v. Georgia...

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