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N.A.A.C.P. v. CITY OF EVERGREEN, ALA.

No. 86-7008.

812 F.2d 1332 (1987)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, a/k/a NAACP; and Hall, Leroy, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF EVERGREEN, ALABAMA, a municipal corporation; Tuggle, O.B., individually and as mayor of the City of Evergreen, Alabama; and the Evergreen Housing Board and Authority, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald V. Watkins, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Tommy Chapman, Evergreen, Ala., for City of Evergreen, Ala., a municipal.

Before FAY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ("NAACP"), appeals from an award of attorney's fees in its favor against Appellees, City of Evergreen and its Mayor ("City")1, alleging that the district court abused its discretion in reducing the amount of the award requested. We vacate the award and remand for reconsideration in light of this opinion.

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