District Court, E.D. North Carolina October 5, 2004, CIV.A. 1796 (Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of Education)

ORDER

JAMES C. FOX, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the court upon motion by Plaintiffs for attorney’s fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). Defendant Franklin County Board of Education (the “Board”) has responded, and the matter is now ripe for disposition.

I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL HISTORY

This longstanding desegregation action was initiated by Plaintiffs on December 8, 1965.