People First of TN, et al v. Clover Bottom Devel, et al

Filing 1093

AGREED ORDER ON JOINT APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO THE PARENT GUARDIAN ASSOCIATIONS. Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 10/30/13. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

PEOPLE FIRST OF TENNESSEE,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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CLOVER BOTTOM DEVELOPMENTAL )
CENTER, et al.
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Defendants.
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Civil Action No. 3:95-1227
Judge Sharp
Magistrate Judge Brown
(Cons. w/3:96-1056)

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[PROPOSED] AGREED ORDER ON JOINT APPLICATION FOR
AWARD OF ATTORNEY=S FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF
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EXPENSES TO THE PARENT GUARDIAN ASSOCIATIONS
The Intervenor Parent Guardian Associations (the APGA) and the State of Tennessee have
filed a Joint Application For Award of Attorney=s Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses to the
PGA. The PGA are Aprevailing parties@entitled to awards of expenses and reasonable attorney=s
fees in this case. The parties have agreed that One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Six Hundred
Eighty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($122,685.00) for attorney=s fees and One Thousand One
Hundred Eighteen and 75/100 Dollars ($1,118.75) for expenses, which collectively represents an
aggregate award of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Three and 75/100
Dollars ($123,803.75), represents an appropriate award of attorney=s fees and expenses for
monitoring and enforcement related work during the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30,
2013.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that the Intervenor PGA are awarded attorney=s fees and
expenses in the aggregate amount of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Three

and 75/100 Dollars ($123,803.75). Based on the statements made in the joint application, this
award shall be in satisfaction of hours expended and costs incurred in connection with the PGA=s
monitoring and enforcement work during the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013.
It is so ORDERED.
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Judge Kevin H. Sharp
United States District Judge

APPROVED FOR ENTRY:

s/ Martha A. Campbell
Martha A. Campbell
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General & Reporter
425 Fifth Avenue North / P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37243
[phone]
s/ Jonathan P. Lakey
Jonathan P. Lakey (BPR #16788)
PIETRANGELO COOK
6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 190
Memphis, TN 38119
[phone]
Attorneys for the State of Tennessee

s/ Dudley M. West
Dudley M. West (BPR #9083)
WHITE & REASOR, PLC
One American Center, Suite 1100
3100 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
[phone]
Attorneys for the Intervenor Parent-Guardian
Associations of Clover Bottom and Greene Valley
Developmental Centers

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 29, 2013, I caused copies of the foregoing Agreed Order on
Joint Application for Award of Attorney=s Fees and Expenses to the Parent Guardian Associations
to be served upon the following counsel via the Court=s electronic filing system or by first class
mail, postage prepaid:
Dianne Stamey Dycus
Martha A. Campbell
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General & Reporter
425 Fifth Avenue North / P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37243
Jonathan P. Lakey
PIETRANGELO COOK
6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 190
Memphis, TN 38119
Attorneys for the State of Tennessee
R. Jonas Geissler
Senior Trial Attorney
Special Litigation Section
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Patrick Henry Building
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
Attorney for the United States
Jack W. Derryberry, Jr.
Derryberry & Derryberry
2400 Crestmoor Road
Nashville, TN
37215
Attorney for People First of Tennessee

s/ Dudley M. West