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ALEXANDER v. MAYOR & COUNCIL OF CHEVERLY, MD.

No. 91-2528.

953 F.2d 160 (1992)

Kevin L. ALEXANDER, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF the TOWN OF CHEVERLY, MARYLAND, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Christopher Brown, argued (Andrew D. Freeman, on brief), Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Baltimore, Md., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard Timothy Colaresi, Colaresi & Popham, Chartered, argued, Annapolis, Md., for defendant-appellee.

Before POWELL, Associate Justice (Retired), United States Supreme Court, sitting by designation, and WILKINSON and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

POWELL, Associate Justice, Retired:

The issue presented in this case is whether the district court abused its discretion in granting a partial award of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. As the award fell within the court's discretion, we affirm.

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The appeal stems from a redistricting dispute involving a municipality in Prince George's County, Maryland. The municipality, the Town of Cheverly, decided through its City...

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