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COVINGTON v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Nos. 94-7014, 94-7015, 94-7022 and 94-7107.

57 F.3d 1101 (1995)

Darryl COVINGTON; Tracy Dew-Bey; David Edwards; Lee Roy Ferguson; Raymond Gant; Charles Harris; Donald Hunt; Larry Lee; Leo Wright; and Charles Barber, Appellees, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; R. Barnes; James Bryant; P.D. Bullock; L.C. Childs; D.P. Dalton; H. King; Robert Newkirk; M.L. Randle; G.M. Cutler; R. Jackson; R. Nickens; F. Schuler; L.D. Johnson; D.E. Marshall; L. Sesse-Khalid; Rita Goodall; Other Correctional Officers; Other Unknown Present or Former District of Columbia Lorton Correctional Facility Officers, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna M. Murasky, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellants. With her on the briefs were Vanessa Ruiz, Corp. Counsel at the time of filing of appellant's brief, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Erias A. Hyman, Acting Corp. Counsel, Washington, DC. John A. Payton, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Roger E. Warin, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellees. With him on the joint brief were Mindy A. Kaiden, Michael J. Gaffney, Daniel M. Schember, Vicki Golden, and David Cashdan, Washington, DC.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

This appeal involves consolidated challenges to attorneys' fee awards granted under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1988 & Supp. V 1993) in favor of prevailing parties (collectively "plaintiffs") in three civil rights cases against the District of Columbia ("District"). In support of the fee claims, the plaintiffs' attorneys submitted to...

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