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N. A. A. C. P. v. BELL

Civ A. No. 75-1317.

448 F.Supp. 1164 (1978)

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR the ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE et al., Plaintiffs, v. Griffin B. BELL et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Francis Pohlhaus, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Bruce J. Berger, William L. Gardner, Stephen Horn, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in this proceeding have filed a motion for attorneys' fees and costs under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that plaintiffs are entitled to a reasonable award.

I. Background

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