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OMDAHL v. WEST IRON CTY. BD. OF EDUC.

Docket No. 262532.

722 N.W.2d 691 (2006)

271 Mich. App. 552

Torger G. OMDAHL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WEST IRON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Robert Han, M.D., James Quayle, Donald Autio, James Burkland, Eric Malmquist, Beth Vezzetti and Christine Shamion, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided July 13, 2006, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication October 2, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fisher & Omdahl, P.L.L.C. (by Torger G. Omdahl), Iron River, for the plaintiff.

Basso & Basso (by Sara J. Basso), Iron River, for the defendant.

Before: SAWYER, P.J., and KIRSTEN FRANK KELLY and DAVIS, JJ.

SAWYER, P.J.

The primary question presented in the case is whether an attorney who represents himself or herself in a proceeding under the Open Meetings Act (OMA)1 and prevails is entitled to an award of an attorney fee. Despite the general principle that a party appearing in propria persona may not receive an award of attorney fees, we hold that where that litigant is an attorney he or she...

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