Legal Opinion
King v. Caesar Rodney School District
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 26, 1975No. Civ. A. 4607PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER ON ATTORNEYS' FEES
WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
After trial without a jury, this Court held that defendants dismissed the plaintiff, a tenured public school teacher, at mid-year in a manner inconsistent with due process of law. 380 F.Supp. 1112 (D.C.1974). The Court ordered reinstatement of plaintiff and certain incidental equitable relief. Plaintiff now seeks an award of attorneys’ fees. Defendants oppose an award on three distinct grounds: (1) that the eleventh amendment bars such an award against the defendants; (2) that the plaintiff’s request does not fall within any of…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Endress v. Brookdale Community CollegeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Morris v. Board of Education of Laurel Sch. Dist.District Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- Hanshaw v. Delaware Technical & Community CollegeDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- Cunningham v. GraysonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Smith v. New Castle County Vocational-Technical School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1983
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