Brumfield v. Dodd Request for Award of Attorney's Fee and Expenses of Litigation

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September 9, 1975

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  • Case Files, Norwood v. Harrison - Hardbacks. Brumfield v. Dodd Request for Award of Attorney's Fee and Expenses of Litigation, 1975. b494a99f-722e-f111-88b4-7c1e527f53b4. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/92246a6a-6fdc-469f-9fde-e4b30da44586/brumfield-v-dodd-request-for-award-of-attorneys-fee-and-expenses-of-litigation. Accessed July 18, 2026.

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* ainciffs hereir Je8uant to Seo. as ,e 

School Ald Act of 1972, 20 4%.8.C.31617, ze an thi au 

aem a reasonzi.e attorney's fee and the «uae. 1h ¢ 

aon as specified in the atvached affidavic « ©. 

The gro mds for this motion are: 

(a) The suit was filed Lo remedy vi. ac. th 

teenth Amendment rights of piaincifrs a 7 Lassa th 

represent by prohibiting state aid to private “wis. uv 8¢ 

schools; 

(b) The proceeding was ‘necessary to ovin. & out 

ance'. Accordingly, if this Court enters judgment fu. plai 

they would qualify under Section 718 for such an awa .. 

As an alternate ground for an award of an attorney s 

plaintiffs allege that the failure of the derendani: o c. 

to private segregated schools after the Supreme Cour. 8 ce 

xn Norwood v. Harrison, 413 U.S.455 (1973), coastitutes 1 
  

able and obdurate conduct justifying such an award. ‘ 

Respectfully supal: od, 

  

rd George M. ..rickie Jr. 
344 Camp Street, ©  “e 
New Orleans, Iouie na 
Telephone: 504) £ .-2€ 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
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I CERTIFY that I have served copies »>f the above and 7 

  

going Request for Award of Attorney's Fee and Expenses of 7:7 

tion upon counsel for defendants by mailing same to: Willi: . 

Curry, State Attorney General's Office, 7th Floor, 2-%-4 Lovci. 

Building, New Orleans, LA 70112, and Lawrence L. Newton, Lenar ac 

of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, on this 9th day of Septeii. 

1975. 

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George M. Strickler Jr. 
Counsel for Plaintiffs [||d9c8cdb7-7332-422e-8aae-d02f1a2d3bca||]

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