48 Fair Empl.prac.cas. 1608,49 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 38,655johnnie Gilbert, Horace Walters, Andrew Lockhart, and Billyo'donald, Appellants/cross-appellees, v. the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; the Civil Servicecommission of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; Walter E."sonny" Simpson, Individually and in His Official Capacityas Chief of Police of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas;and Carlton E. Mcmullin, Individually and in His Officialcapacity As City Manager of the City of Little Rock,arkansas, Appellees/cross-appellants,julius Bryant, Jack Matlock, Mixie Alexander, Jesse Briscoe,grady Anthony, Marcella Wilson, and Larrybazzelle, Intervenors-below

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. - 867 F.2d 1062

Submitted Dec. 8, 1988.Decided Jan. 27, 1989

Appeals from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas; Elsijane Trimble Roy, Judge.

Prior report: 8 Cir., 799 F.2d 1210.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HEANEY,* McMILLIAN, ARNOLD, JOHN R. GIBSON, FAGG, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, MAGILL, and BEAM, Circuit Judges, en banc.

PER CURIAM.

1

The order of the district court1 awarding appellants expert witness fees as expenses under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 at the statutory rate of $30 per day, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1821, for a total award of $900.00,2 is affirmed by the vote of an equally divided court.

2

The remaining issues are remanded to the original panel for decision.


1

The Honorable Elsijane T. Roy, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas

2

Gilbert v. City of Little Rock, No. LR-C-78-340, slip op. at 9-10 (E.D.Ark. Aug. 7, 1987) (order), citing Crawford Fitting Co. v. J.T. Gibbons, Inc., 482 U.S. 437, 107 S.Ct. 2494, 96 L.Ed.2d 385 (1987)