PROVIDENCE –– All of the people who are seeking money damages in connection with the catastrophic fire at the Station nightclub are in favor of a proposed plan that has been devised for distributing $176 million in settlement money, a lawyer for many of the plaintiffs announced in a federal court hearing yesterday.

More than 300 plaintiffs who suffered injuries or lost a loved one in the Feb. 20, 2003, fire in West Warwick are expecting money from the settlement fund. Lawyer Mark Mandell, who represents many of the plaintiffs, told U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Martin that all of the victims’ lawyers have reported “100 percent support” for the distribution plan devised by a court-appointed special master, Francis E. McGovern.

McGovern, a Duke University Law School professor, is expected to file his plan for distributing the settlement proceeds on Friday. At the same time, the court will receive a report from Providence lawyer William A. Poore, a special master representing the interests of the 181 minors who are slated to receive part of the $176 million. Poore was asked by the court to review McGovern’s plan to see whether it seems fair to the minors.