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BROWN v. LOCAL 58, INTERN. BROTH. OF ELEC. WORKERS

No. 94-1558.

76 F.3d 762 (1996)

Richard W. BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LOCAL 58, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, AFL-CIO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara M. Harvey (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Christopher P. Legghio (argued and briefed), Ronald C. Engler, Miller, Cohen, Martens, Ice & Geary, Southfield, MI, for defendant-appellant.

Before KENNEDY, WELLFORD, and SILER, Circuit Judges.

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves a request for attorneys' fees and costs incurred by members of an electrical union during litigation against their local. Though the union members voluntarily dismissed their action without prejudice, they sought an award of attorneys' fees and costs from the local on the grounds that they were prevailing parties. They contend that their lawsuit was a catalyst that caused the local to reform the procedures by which collective...

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