SHEPPARD v. RIVERVIEW NURSING CENTER, INC.

No. 95-1091.

88 F.3d 1332 (1996)

Theresa L. SHEPPARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RIVERVIEW NURSING CENTER, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Frank S. Astroth, Astroth, Serotte, Rockman & Wescott, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Bradford W. Warbasse, Donald N. Rothman, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. Karen Marie Moran, Office of General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Jeffrey Rockman, Astroth, Serotte, Rockman & Wescott, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. James R. Neely, Jr., Deputy General Counsel, Gwendolyn Young Reams, Associate General Counsel, Vincent J. Blackwood, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.


Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Chief Judge:

This appeal requires us to examine the district court's award of attorney's fees in a mixed-motive employment discrimination case. Appellee Theresa L. Sheppard prevailed in a mixed-motive claim against appellant Riverview Nursing Center ("Riverview")...

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