Legal Opinion
McPherson v. School District 186
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided July 31, 1978No. S-Civ-74-44PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
ACKERMAN, District Judge.
Presently before me is plaintiff’s motion for an award of costs and attorney’s fees. The' question of whether any amount must be awarded and the question of what is a reasonable amount have been bifurcated for purposes of hearing. After considering the briefs and oral argument of counsel, I have reached the following conclusions on the initial question of whether any amount must be awarded.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The plaintiffs base their claim upon Section 718 of the Emergency School Aid Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1617 1 ; the Civil Rights Attorneys Fees Award Act…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Northcross v. Memphis Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Edward Brown v. Robert E. L. Culpepper, Jr., Superior Court Judge of the South Georgia Judicial CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Keyes v. SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1, DENVER, COLO.District Court, D. Colorado · 1977
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Martha Johnson and Delores J. Ceballos, Etc. v. University College of the University of Alabama in Birmingham George W. Campbell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Donnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Spell v. McDanielDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1985
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