LEBANKS v. SPEARS

Civ. A. No. 71-2897.

417 F.Supp. 169 (1976)

Richard LEBANKS, through his mother Stella Mae Lebanks, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Mack J. SPEARS et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

June 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Reed, New Orleans, La., Paul R. Dimond (Co-Counsel), Ann Arbor, Mich., for plaintiffs.

Paul J. Ferlita, Asst. Atty. Gen., Franklin V. Endom, Jr., New Orleans, La., Walter J. Horrell, Division of Health and Human Resources Administration, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants.


DECISION ON MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES

CASSIBRY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs seek attorneys' fees for time and skill expended by their counsel in bringing this litigation to a successful conclusion. The case was filed by the plaintiffs on behalf of all retarded children in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 1, 1971, seeking an increase in the delivery and availability of educational services to retarded children. On April 23, 1973, the...

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