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082586P.pdf   07/02/2009  Bill M.  v.  Nebraska Dept. of HHS etc.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  08-2586
   District of Nebraska - Lincoln   
   [PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Bright and Wollman, Circuit
   Judges]
   Civil case - Civil rights. In action claiming defendants had violated the
   ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and Medicaid statutes and regulations by
   inadequately funding developmental disability services, the parties
   reached a settlement agreement which did not require district court
   approval, incorporation in a court order or retention of jurisdiction for
   future oversight and enforcement; as a result, the settlement lacked the
   necessary judicial imprimatur to confer upon the plaintiffs prevailing
   party status, and the district court did not err in denying their request for
   an award of attorneys' fees under the applicable federal fee-shifting
   statutes.