Legal Opinion
Vaughns v. Bd. of Educ. of Prince George's County
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 9, 1984No. Civ. 72-325-K, K-81-2597PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge.
Presently before this court is plaintiffs’ request for attorney’s fees and expenses under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and 28 U.S.C. § 1920 1 in connection with the most recent phase of desegregation litigation concerning the schools of Prince George’s County, Maryland. The history of this litigation stretches back to 1972 when Vaughns v. Board of Education of Prince George’s County, 355 F.Supp. 1034, was first filed. On March 13, 1975, this court issued a Memorandum and Order in Vaughns closing the court file subject to the right of any party to petition the court to reopen…
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