Legal Opinion
Tasby v. Wright
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 27, 1982No. Civ. A. 3-4211-HPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES
SANDERS, District Judge.
This school desegregation case is once again before the Court, this time on the several applications for attorneys’ fees filed by Plaintiffs Tasby, et al., and Intervenors NAACP, Black Coalition to Maximize Education, and Cunningham. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court is of the opinion that the applicants are prevailing parties and are entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and necessary expenses from Defendant Dallas Independent School District (“DISD”).
Background
The Court’s task is to…
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