Evans v. Tuttle Ex Rel. Tuttle

OPINION

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellants-defendants, H. Dean Evans et al. (collectively the “State”), appeal the trial court’s award of attorney fees to Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc. (“LSO”) and Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services (“IPAS”). We affirm.

Issue

The State presents one issue for review: whether the amounts of attorney fees awarded LSO and IPAS were reasonable.

Facts and Procedural History

This case began when the plaintiffs, Michael Tuttle et al. (collectively “Tuttle”), brought a civil rights class action to enjoin the State from denying education to disabled…