Davis v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, 72-3118.
| Decision Date | 21 June 1974 |
| Docket Number | No. 72-3118.,72-3118. |
| Citation | 496 F.2d 1181 |
| Parties | Birdie Mae DAVIS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF MOBILE COUNTY et al., Defendants-Appellees. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit |
J. U. Blacksher, A. J. Cooper, Jr., Mobile, Ala., Charles Stephen Ralston, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.
A. L. Philips, Jr., James D. Brooks, Victor T. Hudson, Mobile, Ala., for defendants-appellees.
Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.
This is an appeal from the denial of fees to counsel for plaintiffs in the litigation to desegregate the Mobile School system. We vacate and remand for reconsideration in light of the supervening decision of the Supreme Court in Bradley v. School Board of Richmond, ___ U. S. ___, 94 S.Ct. 2006, 40 L.Ed.2d 476 (1974).
Vacated and remanded with direction.
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