Legal Opinion
Lopez v. San Francisco Unified School District
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 16, 2005No. C99-03260 SIPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS; AND REVIEWING TAXATION OF COSTS
ILLSTON, District Judge.
The parties have settled this disability access case, but have been unable to agree on the appropriate amount of fees and costs to be awarded to counsel for plaintiffs. This order provides that determination.
The settlement in this case represents the resolution of long, hard-fought litigation based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and parallel state laws, focused on access for disabled students to school facilities in the San Francisco Unified School District. The settlement agreement,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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