Hall v. Blassingame

Miller, Judge.

In this case arising out of the demotion of an Atlanta public school teacher, the trial court awarded Andy Blassingame $5,000 in attorney fees for the Atlanta Independent School System’s dilatory conduct in granting him a hearing. The school system challenges the award, arguing that it was denied an evidentiary hearing, that Blassingame cannot be awarded fees because he did not prevail in the underlying litigation, and that there was insufficient evidence that Blassingame suffered “unnecessary trouble and expense.” We disagree and therefore affirm.

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