JONES v. ESPY

No. 92-55130.

10 F.3d 690 (1993)

Christine JONES, Galina Alexandrov, Doris Wilson, Linda Anderson, Elizabeth Abrego, Leatha Davis, Ronald Cornman and Michael Morgenroth, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael ESPY, in his official capacity as secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, and Linda McMahon, in her official capacity as director of the California Department of Social Services, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Lawlor and Francisca Baxa, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mary Doyle, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Jack Kuznitsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: FLOYD R. GIBSON, HALL, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs in this case appeal the district court's decision to apportion the attorney fees in this case between the federal and state defendants and its calculation of those fees. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs filed a class action suit against the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (the federal defendant) and the Director of the California Department of Social Services (the...

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