Legal Opinion
People Who Care v. Rockford Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 8, 1996No. Nos. 95-3365, 95-3493PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In 1989, plaintiffs hired the law firm of Futterman & Howard (“F & H”) to file a class action challenging a reorganization plan adopted by defendant Rockford Board of Education. Two months later, the parties entered into a consent decree whereby the Board rescinded most of the plan’s segre-gative elements.’ The case was not over, however, for the consent decree preserved plaintiffs’ right to pursue a liability adjudication, which they did. Following the entry of the consent decree, the district court granted F & H an interim fee award relating to attorney’s fees…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. AgyeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Edsel Gusman, Cross-Appellant v. Unisys Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Jaffee v. RedmondCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2003
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