DOE v. REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 21

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF MAINE

ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

On August 8, 2013, the United States Magistrate Judge filed with the court, with copies to counsel, his Recommended Decision on Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees. Objections to the Recommended Decision were filed by both parties on August 26, 2013. I have reviewed and considered the Recommended Decision, together with the entire record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the Recommended Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in the Recommended Decision, and determine that no further proceeding is necessary.

It is therefore ORDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED. The plaintiff’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs is GRANTED IN PART to the extent that the plaintiff is AWARDED attorney fees and costs in the amount of Forty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Two Dollars and 2 Ninety-Nine Cents ($41,702.99), consisting of attorney fees in the amount of $39,874.80, reflecting an adjusted lodestar figure of $66,458.00 minus 40 percent, or $26,583.20, to account for the degree of success obtained, and costs in the amount of $1,828.19, and is otherwise DENIED.

SO ORDERED DATED THIS 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2013

/s/D. Brock Hornby

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D. BROCK HORNBY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE