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- Title: Banchy v. Republican Party of Hamilton County and John H. Hermanies
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 26, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 74 KB
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This case requires us to decide whether the election of political party officers is arguably state action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the purpose of an award of attorneys fees. The plaintiffs, four newly elected Republican precinct executives, filed suit alleging that the Republican Party of Hamilton County, Ohio, and various officials of the party had denied them the right to participate in the election of their respective ward chairmen and thereby violated section 1983. After the filing of the suit, the defendants agreed to hold new elections for ward chairmen. The plaintiffs then moved for the award of attorneys fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 claiming that their lawsuit was the catalyst for the Republican Partys action. The District Court denied relief finding that the Republican Partys actions did not constitute state action. We AFFIRM.