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ACORN v. EDWARDS

No. 94-30714.

81 F.3d 1387 (1996)

ACORN, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now; Illene Sippio, Individually and as tutrix of her minor daughters, Terri Sippio and Torey Sippio; Frank Crosby, Individually and as tutor of his minor son, Devin Crosby, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Edwin EDWARDS, In his official capacity as Governor of Louisiana; J. Christopher Pilley, In his official capacity as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals; T. Jay Ray, In his official capacity as Administrator of the Safe Drinking Water Program, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathalie M. Walker, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

J. Carol Williams, Washington, DC, Jeffrey Paul Kehne, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Emile C. Rolfs, III, William Frank Ridlon, II, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for defendants-appellants.

Before GARWOOD, DUHÉ and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

A public interest group and two concerned parents sued Louisiana state executive officials, in their official capacities, to force the State into compliance with the Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988, Pub.L. No. 100-572, 102 Stat. 2884 (codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. §§ 300j-21 to 300j-26). After the suit was dismissed as moot, the Plaintiffs successfully moved for attorney's fees. The Defendant state officials appealed...

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