JOHNSTON v. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DIST.

No. 87-2970.

869 F.2d 1565 (1989)

Carl JOHNSTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, et al., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Melasky, Mike Driscoll, Rock William August Owens, County Attys., Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

James Patrick Wiseman, Austin, Tex., Beatrice Mladenka-Fowler, Eric H. Nelson, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, SNEED, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges:


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Having been unsuccessful at trial, the defendants in this civil rights action raise a multitude of challenges to the district court's finding of liability. Their appeal requires us to review the district court's disposition of two pretrial issues, its finding of liability under Title VII and § 1983, its computation of damages and, finally, its award of attorney's fees. We affirm the district court's opinion on all issues save one, its computation...

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