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STANTON v. SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE REG. SCHOOL DIST.

No. 99-1050.

197 F.3d 574 (1999)

Janet G. STANTON, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Jay Rom with whom Law Office of Sherwin L. Kantrovitz, P.C. was on brief for appellants.

Charles J. Ferris for appellees Town of Egremont and its Board of Selectmen.

John F. Rogers with whom Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook, PC was on brief for appellees Town of Alford, Clyde S. Brown, Charles F. Ketchen and Raymond E. Wilcox, in their capacity as Selectmen of the Town of Alford.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, limited to the narrow question of counsel fees, has its roots in events long ago. In 1953, four Massachusetts towns in the Southern Berkshire area of the state formed a regional school district, and in 1954, a fifth town joined. The five towns are Sheffield, Monterey, Egremont, New Marlborough and Alford. The district, empowered to govern public schools within the region, was formed pursuant...

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