Ackerley Communications, Inc., a Washington Corporation v. The City of Salem, Oregon, a Municipal Corporation, and County of Multnomah, a Home Rule Subdivision of the State of Oregon, Intervenor-Appellee. Ackerley Communications, Inc., a Washington Corporation v. The City of Portland, a Political Subdivision of the State of Oregon

752 F.2d 1394 ACKERLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF SALEM, OREGON, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and County of Multnomah, a home rule subdivision of the State of Oregon, Defendant Intervenor-Appellee. ACKERLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF PORTLAND, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, Defendant-Appellee. No. 83-3548. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 3, 1984. Decided Jan. 30, 1985. Donald Willis, Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant. Thomas R. Williams, Peter Kasting, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before SNEED, ALARCON, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. NORRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 The issue presented by this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fee Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 , by refusing to award attorney's fees to appellant, Ackerley Communications, Inc. (hereinafter "appellant"). We hold that the district court did…