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

No. 97-30626.

135 F.3d 996 (1998)

Otis L Wilson, et al., Plaintiffs, Otis L WILSON; Willie Williams, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMAN OF ST FRANCISVILLE, LA; et al. Mayor and Board of Alderman of St Francisville, La; William D'Aquilla, Mayor of St Francisville; Richard Holcomb, Member of the Board of Alderman of St. Francisville; Oscar Robertson, Jr, Member of the Board of Aldermen of St Francisville; James Davis, Member of the Board of Aldermen of St Francisville; James R Leake, Jr, Member of the Board of Aldermen of St Francisville; Barbara Bonadventure, Member of the Board of Aldermen of St Francisville Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 25, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Quigley, Loyola Law School Clinic, New Orleans, LA, Laughlin McDonald, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael H. Rubin, Christina Berthelot Peck, McGlinchey, Stafford & Lang, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal the district court's judgment denying their motion for attorneys' fees. The district court held that Wilson was not the "prevailing party" under 42 U.S.C. § 1973l(e) with respect to the Board's motion for relief from judgment. We agree and AFFIRM.

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In April 1992, the Board of Aldermen of St. Francisville, Louisiana, replaced the at-large voting scheme used to elect the Mayor and...

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