Barrios v. California Interscholastic Federation
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
277 F.3d 1128 (2002)
Relevant factsFree
Assistant baseball coach Victor Barrios (plaintiff) sued the California Interscholastic Federation and its Southern Section (defendants) for disability discrimination, and the parties settled, with the defendants agreeing to stop excluding him from on-field coaching and to pay him $10,000 in damages. Barrios then sought attorney's fees and costs under the Americans with Disabilities Act as the litigation's "prevailing party," but the district court denied the request.
IssueFree
Whether a plaintiff is the "prevailing party" under the ADA when he enters into a legally enforceable settlement agreement against the defendant.
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