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LEROY v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 86-2719.

831 F.2d 576 (1987)

Moses LEROY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 28, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Fisher, Robert J. Collins, Houston, Tex., for City of Houston, et al.

Jessica Dunsay Silver, George Schneider, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Wm. Bradford Reynolds, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae, U.S.

George Korbel, L.A. Greene, Jr., Craig A. Washington, Houston, Tex., Sidney J. Braquet, Jessie Bottello, San Antonio, Tex., for Moses Leroy, et al.

Before GOLDBERG and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 28, 1987.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

The district court awarded attorneys' fees and costs exceeding $1,000,000 to plaintiffs, who it found "prevailed" in three separate actions and administrative proceedings to enforce the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973l et seq. against the City of Houston. We disagree with significant portions of the district court's legal analysis, and consequently we REVERSE...

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