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MURPHY v. CHARLOTTE CTY. SOC. SERVICES

Record No. 1311-10-2.

706 S.E.2d 546 (2011)

57 Va. App. 784

Robert MURPHY v. CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Virginia.

March 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Paul Valois (James River Legal Associates, on briefs), Occuquan, for appellant.

Michael J. Brickhill , Appomattox, for appellee.

Present: PETTY, BEALES, JJ., and COLEMAN, S.J.

COLEMAN III, Judge.

Robert Murphy appeals an order that denied his petition for attorney's fees pursuant to Code § 16.1-278.19. Murphy argues that the trial court erred when it sustained the Charlotte County Department of Social Services' (the Department) Special Plea of Sovereign Immunity asking for dismissal of his claim for attorney's fees. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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