CORBETT v. SULLIVAN

Nos. 03-1062ME, 03-2264EM.

353 F.3d 628 (2003)

Willis W. CORBETT; Mary Singleton; Lillian Juanita Welker; Judy Dabler; John McGowen; Steve Buss; and Dwight M. Scharnhorst, Appellants, v. Richard W. SULLIVAN; Linda M. Locke; Pamela S. Wright; and Barbara A. Enneking, being the Members of and Constituting the Board of Election Commissioners of St. Louis County, Missouri; Appellees, St. Louis County, Missouri, Intervenor Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Alok Ahuja, Kansas City, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Cynthia Hoemann, Clayton, MO.

Before MELLOY, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

In this case, representatives of the Republican Party known as the Corbett plaintiffs challenge the amount of attorney's fees the District Court awarded to them in a case involving the apportionment of the governing body of St. Louis County, Missouri. They argue principally that the District Court did not sufficiently explain its action. We affirm the District Court's award.

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As the District Court rightly noted...

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