Legal Opinion
McLaughlin Ex Rel. McLaughlin v. Boston School Committee
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 29, 1997No. Civ. A. 95-11803-WAGPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES
GARRITY, District Judge.
Until its dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on November 19, 1996, this was a civil rights action brought on behalf of Julia McLaughlin, a white twelve-year-old resident of Hyde Park, by her mother Catherine McLaughlin, seeking admission to the seventh grade at Boston Latin School (“BLS”). Julia had not previously attended Boston public schools, having completed the sixth grade at St. Mary of the Hills School, an elementary parochial school in Milton. Plaintiffs complaint was filed on August 11, 1995, by Michael C.…
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