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GARNER v. CUYAHOGA COUNTY JUVENILE COURT

No. 07-3602.

554 F.3d 624 (2009)

Anthony GARNER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Merrie M. Frost, Attorney-Appellant, v. CUYAHOGA COUNTY JUVENILE COURT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 22, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Merrie M. Frost, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Charles E. Hannan, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Merrie M. Frost, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Charles E. Hannan, David G. Lambert, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees. Richard Randolph Renner, Tate & Renner, Dover, Ohio, for Amicus Curiae.

Before CLAY, GILMAN, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

The appellants are 12 African-American employees of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court (the CCJC) and their attorney Merrie M. Frost. They appeal the district court's order imposing costs and attorney fees against them for maintaining frivolous discrimination claims long after those claims had clearly become groundless. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM

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