reasonable attorney fees for the individual Plaintiffs. Such a request is allowed for pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988.' The Court finds the Plaintiffs’ complaint meets the requirements of the straight forward inquiry set forth in Verizon Md., Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm’n of Md., 535 U.S. 635; 645, 122 S.Ct. 1753, 152 L.Ed.2d 871 (2002). The Court now must determine whether the Ex parte Young doctrine is inapplicable in this case under the framework of Coeur d’Alene. The Def ding an injunction to bar collection of state tax in a bankruptcy proceeding was not a sufficient “special sovereignty interest” because it prohibited the states from seeking to collect specific income tax obligations duly discharged in a federal bankruptcy proceeding); TFWS, Inc. v. Schaefer, 242 F.3d 198 (4th Cir.2001) (<HOLDING>). In only a few circumstances have appellate
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