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BONAR ON BEHALF OF BONAR v. AMBACH

No. CIV-80-362C.

599 F.Supp. 945 (1984)

Nancy BONAR, on behalf of Douglas BONAR, an infant; Karen Amey, on behalf of Scott Amey, an infant; Martha Hamann, on behalf of Susan Hamann, an infant; Lynne C. Sommerstein, on behalf of Michelle L. Sommerstein, an infant; Donna Dougherty, on behalf of Richard Dougherty, an infant; Rita Evelt, on behalf of John Evelt, an infant; Individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. Gordon AMBACH, as New York State Commissioner of Education, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

December 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Serotte, Reich & Goldstein, Buffalo, N.Y. (Bruce A. Goldstein, and Gerald P. Seipp, Buffalo, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiffs.

New York State Educ. Dept., Albany, N.Y. (Kenneth Pawson, Albany, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant.

CURTIN, Chief Judge.

I.

This matter is before the court for the third time on the question of attorneys' fees. In an order dated September 29, 1982, I found that the plaintiffs were "prevailing parties," in that the commencement of this action resulted in a settlement favorable to the plaintiffs. I also held that an award of attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 was proper.

Counsel then submitted affidavits outlining the time spent in...

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