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HORTON v. JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, 2016-UP-151. (2016)

Court: Court of Appeals of South Carolina Number: inscco20160330a17 Visitors: 3
Filed: Mar. 30, 2016
Latest Update: Mar. 30, 2016
Summary: THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCARC. PER CURIAM . Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Sloan v. Friends of Hunley, Inc., 393 S.C. 152 , 156, 711 S.E.2d 895 , 897 (2011) ("The decision to award or deny attorney[`s] fees under a state statute will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion." (quoting Kiriakides v. Sch. Dist.
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THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCARC.

Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Sloan v. Friends of Hunley, Inc., 393 S.C. 152, 156, 711 S.E.2d 895, 897 (2011) ("The decision to award or deny attorney[`s] fees under a state statute will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion." (quoting Kiriakides v. Sch. Dist. of Greenville Cty., 382 S.C. 8, 20, 675 S.E.2d 439, 445 (2009))); id. ("An abuse of discretion occurs when the conclusions of the [circuit] court are either controlled by an error of law or are based on unsupported factual conclusions." (quoting Kiriakides, 382 S.C. at 20, 675 S.E.2d at 445)); S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-100(b) (2007) ("If a person or entity seeking such relief prevails [under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)], he or it may be awarded reasonable attorney[`s] fees and other costs of litigation. If such person or entity prevails in part, the court may in its discretion award him or it reasonable attorney[`s] fees or an appropriate portion thereof."); Campbell v. Marion Cty. Hosp. Dist., 354 S.C. 274, 288-89, 580 S.E.2d 163, 170 (Ct. App. 2003) (stating under section 30-4-100, "the only prerequisite to an award of attorney's fees and costs is that the party seeking relief must prevail, in whole or in part"); Burton v. York Cty. Sheriff's Dep't, 358 S.C. 339, 357-58, 594 S.E.2d 888, 898 (Ct. App. 2004) ("The [FOIA attorney's fees] award, however, must be reasonable and supported by adequate findings."); Jackson v. Speed, 326 S.C. 289, 308, 486 S.E.2d 750, 760 (1997) ("[O]n appeal, an award for attorney's fees will be affirmed so long as sufficient evidence in the record supports each factor.").

AFFIRMED.1

HUFF, A.C.J, and WILLIAMS and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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1. We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
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