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WALKER v. CITY OF BOGALUSA

No. 97-31331.

168 F.3d 237 (1999)

Eddie WALKER; Jonathan Minix; Doris Perry; Ray Adams, and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Walter C. Dumas, Appellant, v. CITY OF BOGALUSA; et al., Defendants, City of Bogalusa, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Unkel Grodner, Moore, Walters, Shoenfelt & Thompson, Walter C. Dumas, Dumas & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants and Movant-Appellant.

Gerald Joseph Nielsen, Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SMITH, DUHÉ and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

The Plaintiffs and the Plaintiffs' counsel appeal the awards of fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (against the Plaintiffs) and under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 (against Plaintiffs' counsel) on timeliness and substantive grounds. We affirm.

I. Facts and Background

Plaintiffs, on behalf of a class of persons living in the City of Bogalusa ("Bogalusa"), sued Bogalusa and various named officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Plaintiffs...

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