Davis v. Board of Sch. Commrs. of Mobile Cty

Full title: BIRDIE MAE DAVIS ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. BOARD OF SCHOOL…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 21, 1974

496 F.2d 1181 (5th Cir. 1974)

Opinion

No. 72-3118.

June 21, 1974.

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.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

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.