Gary Jordan v. Multnomah County

694 F.2d 1156 Gary JORDAN; Douglas Smalley; Joe Wilson, Jr.; Robert C. Curvey; Robert L. Wielebski; Wallace Washington; Richard Kienitz; Herman Jackson; Donald Cobbs; Frank Jackson; and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross Appellees, v. MULTNOMAH COUNTY; Donald E. Clark; Linden A. S. Wilson, Jr.; and Robert S. Hatrak, each in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees-Cross Appellants. Nos. 81-3659, 81-3667. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 6, 1982. Decided Dec. 16, 1982. Jerome E. LaBarre, Glasgow, LaBarre & Kelly, Portland, Or., for smalley. John B. Leahy, County Counsel, Portland, Or., for Multnomah County. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before GOODWIN, PREGERSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 These consolidated appeals are from a civil rights attorneys' fees award. Plaintiffs below appeal what they consider an inadequate award of fees; defendants below complain that the award was excessive. Two cases decided after the district court's ruling--Manhart v. City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, 652 F.2d 904 (9th Cir.1981), and Rivera v. City of…