Legal Opinion
Roger Fires v. Heber Springs School District
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2014No. 13-2465UnpublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[Unpublished]
2Per curiam
Roger and Dawn Fires (“the Fireses”), individually and on behalf of their daughter Child Doe, appeal the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to them under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. After the jury awarded $1.00 in nominal damages for their underlying 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, the Fireses requested attorney’s fees in the amount of $57,225. The district court 1 approved a reduced fee award of $10,000.
The Fireses brought this lawsuit against the Heber Springs School District and various school officials after their daughter was suspended from school and required to perform community service.…
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