United States Seventh Circuit
DALE. M. v. BD. OF EDUC. OF BRADLEY-BOURBONNAIS HIGH SCH. DIST. NO. 307, 01-3477
Although a statutorily authorized order of attorneys' fees awards the fees to the party, not to the party's lawyer, the district court has inherent authority over the party's attorney to order the return of attorneys' fees if the judgment awarding the fees is reversed.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/11/2002
- Published 03/11/2002
Judges
- POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, COFFEY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Margie Best (submitted a brief), Oak Park, IL, for plaintiff Dale M., Warren Lupel (submitted a brief), Katz, Randall & Weinberg, Chicago, IL, for appellant Margaret Best.
- For Appellees:
- John A. Relias (submitted a brief), Franczek Sullivan, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees Board of Education of Bradley-Bourbannais High, Jerry Sikes, Willard DeWitt, and Joan Pierce., Deborah L. Ahlstrand (submitted a brief), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee Illinois State Board of Education.