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EMERY v. HUNT

No. CIV. 00-3008. No. CIV. 00-3015.

236 F.Supp.2d 1033 (2002)

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.

December 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick K. Duffy, For Individual Plaintiffs, Rapid City, Laughlin McDonald, For Individual Plaintiffs, Bryan L. Sells, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Atlanta, GA, Bonnie P. Ulrich, For United States Of America, U.S. Attorneys Office, Sioux Falls, Joseph D. Rich, For United States of America, Christopher Coates, Bret R. Williams, U.S. Department Of Justice, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Bill Lann Lee, For United States of America, U.S. Department of Justice, Educational Opportunities Section, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs.

Timothy M. Engel, For the State Defendants, May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, John P. Guhin, For the State Defendants, Sherri Sundem Wald, Attorney General's Office, Pierre, Cheryl F. Laurenz Bogue, For Corson and Ziebach County Auditors, Dupree, Steven Lyle Aberle, For Dewey County Auditor, Timber Lake, for Defendants.

ORDER

KORNMANN, District Judge.

[¶ 1] The remaining issues in this case involve questions with regard to the award of legal fees. The Emery plaintiffs ("Plaintiffs") sought 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. § 1973(e), each provide that a federal court in an appropriate action "may allow the prevailing party ... a...

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