Legal Opinion
Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided October 5, 2004No. CIV.A. 1796PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES C. FOX, Senior District Judge.
This matter is before the court upon motion by Plaintiffs for attorney’s fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). Defendant Franklin County Board of Education (the “Board”) has responded, and the matter is now ripe for disposition.
I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL HISTORY
This longstanding desegregation action was initiated by Plaintiffs on December 8, 1965. Beginning in August 1967, the court issued a series of orders requiring the Board to submit annual reports and data regarding, among other things, teacher hiring, nonrenewal recommendations, course…
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