HORTON v. JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

Opinion No. 27808.

423 S.C. 325 (2018)

815 S.E.2d 442

Randy HORTON, Petitioner, v. JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed May 30, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Ashley Twombley , of Twenge & Twombley, LLC, of Beaufort, for Petitioner.

David T. Duff and David Nelson Lyon , both of Duff & Childs, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.


After Randy Horton won this action seeking the production of documents under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the circuit court awarded him attorneys' fees at a rate of $100 per hour. On appeal, we address solely the question of whether the court abused its discretion in selecting that hourly rate. We reverse.<...

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