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 School Board of Clay County |
D2 - Consider School Board Attorney's request to increase the budget set aside for special local counsel in Florida Education Association et al. v. School Board of Clay County et al., Case No. 4:17-cv-00414-RH-CAS, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida ("Best and Brightest" lawsuit)
The School Board of Clay County is among 67 school boards across the state named as defendants in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the Tallahassee Division of the Northern District of Florida which asserts age and race discrimination/discriminatory impact claims arising from the "Best and Brightest" program. The School Board Attorney seeks to increase the budget set aside for special local counsel, Attorney Leonard J. Dietzen of Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell, to assist in the matter. Mr. Dietzen is presently engaged as counsel of record for numerous other school boards in the lawsuit. The School Board previously set aside an initial budget of $10,000. The School Board Attorney requests the Board to authorize an additional $15,000.00.
Increase Special Counsel's budget for this lawsuit by $15,000.00 (for a total of $25,000).
Carol Studdard, School Board Chair; David J. D'Agata, School Board Attorney
$15,000.00 - Total budget set aside $25,000
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