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L.K. v. GREGG

No. CX-87-949.

425 N.W.2d 813 (1988)

L.K., et al., Petitioners, Appellants, v. William GREGG, in his capacity as Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Francesca Chervenak, Laurie N. Davison, Kathleen M. Davis, Minneapolis, for petitioners, appellants.

Merwin Peterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for respondents.

Elizabeth M. Schmidt, Edina, amicus curiae, for NAACP.

Carolyn Chalmers, Minneapolis, amicus curiae, for Legal Aid and Defender Assoc.

Mark A. Bohnhorst, St. Paul, amicus curiae, for Homer Jarvis.

Mary L. Stanislav, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, amicus curiae, for Com'r of Human Services.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

YETKA, Justice.

Appellants, current and former residents of the Minnesota Veterans Home, appeal from the court of appeals' reversal of an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982). We reverse and award attorney fees.

The award of fees is based on the work of appellants' attorneys in L.K. v. Gregg, 380 N.W.2d 145 (Minn.App.), petition for rev. denied...

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