Legal Opinion
P.J. ex rel. W.J. v. Conn. Bd. of Educ.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 25, 2019No. 17-3538-cv; August Term 2018PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Debra Ann Livingston, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-Appellants-the Connecticut State Board of Education, and Commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Education Gerald Tirozzi-appeal several orders of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Chatigny, J ., Martinez, M.J. ) awarding Plaintiffs-Appellees and Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellees (collectively, "Plaintiffs-Appellees") attorneys' fees and costs for work done in the wake of a court-approved settlement entered into by the parties in March 2002. This suit began over 25 years ago, when Plaintiffs-Appellees…
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