Marion County Election Board and Marion County Board of Voter Registration v. Gregory Bowes, Mark King, Paul Ogden, Zach Mullholland, and Brian Cooper

PYLE, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] Appellants/Defendants, the Marion County Board of Voter Registration (“MCVR”) and Marion County Election Board (“MCEB”), appeal the trial court’s award of attorney fees to Appellee/Plain-tiff, Gregory Bowes (“Bowes”), an attorney who litigated a claim pro se under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”). Bowes also cross-appeals. At trial, the trial court concluded that Bowes could not recover attorney fees under APRA for his successful APRA claim because he had litigated the claim pro se. Nevertheless, the trial court awarded Bowes “expenses of…