Legal Opinion
Lebanks v. Spears
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 23, 1976No. Civ. A. 71-2897PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES
CASSIBRY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs seek attorneys’ fees for time and skill expended by their counsel in bringing this litigation to a successful conclusion. The case was filed by the plaintiffs on behalf of all retarded children in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 1, 1971, seeking an increase in the delivery and availability of educational services to retarded children. On April 23,1973, the first day of trial, a consent decree was entered into by the plaintiffs, the defendants Orleans Parish School Board (hereafter the Board),…
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