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GOODWIN v. SCHOOL ADMINIST. DIST. NO. 35

721 A.2d 642 (1998)

1998 ME 263

Wendy GOODWIN v. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 35.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles P. Piacentini (orally), Murry, Plumb & Murray, Portland, attorney for the plaintiff.

Eric R. Herlan (orally), Drummond, Woodsum & MacMahon, Portland, attorney for the defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, SAUFLEY, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.

SAUFLEY, J.

[¶ 1] Wendy Goodwin appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (York County, Perkins, A.R.J.) dismissing her complaint to recover attorneys' fees1 and costs incurred during special education proceedings regarding her son. Because we conclude that no cause of action exists in Maine law for such fees, we affirm.

I. Background

[¶ 2] Wendy Goodwin is a resident of Eliot and the mother of...

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