Roy Ferrand et al vs. Tom Schedler, et. al.
Filing
491
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 485 . It is Ordered that Plaintiffs' 446 MOTION for Attorney Fees is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Signed by Judge Jane Triche Milazzo.(ecm, )
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LUTHER SCOTT, JR. ET AL.
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NO. 11‐926
TOM SCHEDLER ET AL.
SECTION “H” (2)
O R D E R
The Court, having considered the complaint, the record, the applicable law, the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, and Plaintiffs' objections to the
Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, hereby approves the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and adopts it as its opinion in this matter.
However, the Court also notes that Plaintiffs objection to an error in the mathematical calculations
made by the Magistrate Judge is well founded.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion to Set Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, Record Doc. No. 446,
is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants, Bruce
Greenstein, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospitals; Suzy Sonnier, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Children
and Family Services; and Tom Schedler, in his official capacity as Louisiana Secretary of State, pay
to plaintiffs, Luther Scott, Jr. and the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, $355,489.38 in
reasonable attorney’s fees and $34,251.57 in reimbursable expenses.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 22nd day of October, 2013.
___________________________
JANE TRICHE MILAZZO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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