UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 96-50946
Summary Calendar
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ALEX ALVARADO,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al.,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
(EP-91-CV-357)
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August 29, 1997
Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Concerning an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for deprivation
of a property interest without due process, the summary judgment
awarded the defendants was upheld on appeal. Defendants now appeal
the district court’s denial of their motion for award of attorneys’
fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
Defendants contend that the district court erred in finding
that the plaintiff established a prima facie case under § 1983.
The district court’s denial of attorneys’ fees was not an abuse of
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
discretion. See United States v. Mississippi, 921 F.2d 604, 609
(5th Cir. 1991).
AFFIRMED
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