NORMAN v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF MONTGOMERY

No. 87-7763.

836 F.2d 1292 (1988)

Mattie NORMAN, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF MONTGOMERY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vanzetta Penn McPherson, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael S. Jackson, Montgomery, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY, Circuit Judge, HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and FORRESTER, District Judge.


FORRESTER, District Judge:

In this case we are asked to consider whether this court has lost jurisdiction to entertain an appeal of an award of attorney's fees and, also, we are asked to review the amount of that award.

I.

HISTORY OF THE APPEAL

This class action challenging the Housing Authority's practice of overcharging public housing tenants for rent by failing to provide adequate utility allowances for gas and electric service was resolved...

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