WILSON v. MAYOR & BD. OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA.

Civil Action No. 92-0765-B.

964 F.Supp. 217 (1997)

Otis L. WILSON, et al., v. MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMAN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA., et al.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

May 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Patrick Quigley, Loyola Law School, New Orleans, LA, Laughlin McDonald, American Civil Liberties Union Fund, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Otis L. Wilson, Willie Williams, Jr., and Shirley Johnson.

Michael H. Rubin, Rubin, Curry, Colvin & Joseph, APLC, Baton Rouge, LA, Christina Berthelot Peck, McGlinchey Stafford Lang, Baton Rouge, LA, for Mayor and Bd. of Alderman of Francisville, LA.


RULING ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS

POLOZOLA, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court for a determination of whether plaintiffs are entitled to attorneys fees and costs as the prevailing party in this action. For reasons which follow, the Court finds that the plaintiffs were not the prevailing party and, therefore, are not entitled to recover attorneys fees.

In 1992, this Court approved a consent judgment that had been...

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