CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Larkin T. Riser ("Riser") appeals the district court's conclusion that, notwithstanding the Plaintiffs-Appellees' voluntary dismissal with prejudice under FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a) of their civil rights action before an adjudication on the merits, he is not a "prevailing party" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) (" § 1988") and is therefore not entitled to an award of attorney's fees. For the reasons...
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