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EMERY v. HUNT

Nos. CIV. 00-3008, CIV. 00-3015.

132 F.Supp.2d 803 (2001)

2001 D.S.D. 3 Steven C. EMERY, Rocky Le Compte, and James Picotte, Plaintiffs, v. Roger HUNT, in his official capacity as Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives, et al., Defendants. United States of America, Plaintiff, v. State of South Dakota, William J. Janklow, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of South Dakota, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.

February 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick K. Duffy, Rapid City, Laughlin McDonald, Bryan L. Sells, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs.

Timothy M. Engel, May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, John P. Guhin, Sherri Sundem Wald, Attorney General's Office, Pierre, for Defendants.

ORDER

KORNMANN, District Judge.

[¶ 1.] The remaining issues in this case involve questions with regard to the award of legal fees and costs. The Emery plaintiffs seek an award of fees of $194,678.75 and costs of $11,270.69. The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973l(e), each provide that a federal court in an appropriate action "may allow the prevailing party ... a reasonable...

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