ROBBINS et al v. LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT et al

Filing 94

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR INTERIM ATTORNEY FEES IS HEREBY GRANTED IN PART, AND DENIED IN PART. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT PARTIES THROUGH COUNSEL SHALL MEET AND CONFER IN AN EFFORT TO REACH AGREEMENT ON AN AMENDED FEE MOTION THAT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM BY 9/8/2010, AND SUBMITTED TO COURT BY 9/13/2010. IN THE EVENT NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED, PLAINTIFFS SHALL SUBMIT THEIR AMENDED FEE MOTION BY 9/13/2010, AND DEFENDANTS SHALL FILE THEIR RESPONSE BY 9/20/2010. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JAN E. DUBOIS ON 8/30/2010. 8/30/2010 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED, FAXED BY CHAMBERS.(kp, )

ROBBINS et al v. LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT et al

Doc. 94

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BLAKE J. ROBBINS, a Minor, by his Parents and Natural Guardians, MICHAEL E. ROBBINS and HOLLY S. ROBBINS, Individually, and on Behalf of all Similarly Situated Persons, Plaintiffs, : : : : : : : v. : : LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT, : THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE : LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT, and : CHRISTOPHER W. McGINLEY, : Superintendent of Lower Merion School : District, : Defendants. : CIVIL ACTION

NO. 10-665

ORDER AND NOW, this 30th day of August, 2010, upon consideration of Plaintiffs' Motion for Interim Attorneys' Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Document No. 84, filed July 26, 2010); Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Interim Attorneys' Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1988 (Document No. 88, filed August 12, 2010); Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Interim Attorneys' Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1988 (Document No. 91, filed August 23, 2010); and Plaintiffs' Amended Reply to Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Interim Attorneys' Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1988 (Document No. 92, filed August 24, 2010), for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum dated August 30, 2010, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Interim Attorneys' Fees is GRANTED IN PART, and DENIED IN

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PART, as follows: (1) plaintiffs' motion is granted as to those fees and costs related to the entry of preliminary injunctive relief; and (2) plaintiffs' motion is denied on the present state of the record as to all other fees and costs. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties, through counsel, shall MEET and CONFER on or before September 8, 2010, in an effort to reach agreement on an amended fee motion that is in conformance with the attached Memorandum. Any agreed-upon fee motion shall be submitted to the Court by the close of business on September 13, 2010. In the event that no agreement is reached, plaintiffs shall submit their amended fee motion by September 13, 2010, and defendants shall file their response by September 20, 2010.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Hon. Jan E. DuBois JAN E. DUBOIS, J.