Opinion

Jones v. Board Of Governors Of The University Of North Carolina

  • 790 F.2d 1120
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 25168
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Filed
May 19, 1986
Status
Published
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 16.0%

The opinion

790 F.2d 1120

32 Ed. Law Rep. 443

Nancy JONES, Appellee,

v.

The BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

and its constituent institution; The University of North

Carolina at Charlotte; E.K. Fretwell, Jr., Chancellor of

UNCC; James H. Werntz, UNCC Vice-Chancellor for Academic

Affairs, and Louise Schlachter, Dean of UNCC School of

Nursing, Appellants. (Two Cases)

Nos. 84-1712(L), 85-2001.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fourth Circuit.

Argued April 10, 1986.

Decided May 19, 1986.

Thomas J. Ziko, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen., Raleigh, N.C., on brief), for appellants.

Jonathan Wallas (John T. Nockleby, Ferguson, Stein, Watt, Wallas & Adkins, P.A., Charlotte, N.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before WIDENER, PHILLIPS and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

1

Appellants challenge the district court's award of attorney's fees, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 (1982), at a rate of $100 per hour to John T. Nockleby, Esquire. The amount of attorney's fees awarded under Sec. 1988 is within the discretion of the district court. See Webb v. Board of Education of Dyer County, --- U.S. ----, 105 S.Ct. 1923, 1928 , 85 L.Ed.2d 233 (1985) (citing Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 432 , 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1938 , 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983)). Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and oral argument, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion and, accordingly, we affirm.

2

AFFIRMED.

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