Legal Opinion
HUTCHINSON EX REL. JULIEN v. Patrick
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 8, 2010No. C.A. 07-CV-30084-MAPPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS
(Dkt. No. 59)
PONSOR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs, institutionalized individuals with severe brain injuries, filed a class-action suit against Defendants on May 17, 2007 to secure improved home and community-based services from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A class was certified on September 26, 2007 (Dkt. No. 35), and the Commonwealth subsequently agreed to provide some of the additional and improved services Plaintiffs sought. The case settled with the court’s approval on September 18, 2008. (Dkt. No. 53.)
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