Legal Opinion
Wingfield v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 22, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2000-0121Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KEITH ALLEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 00-cv-591-RCL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This opinion concerns ten consolidated cases 1 brought decades ago against the District of Columbia (“the District”) for violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) and the attorneys’ fee awards that the District owes plaintiffs. After the D.C. Circuit’s holding that defendant only owed interest on the capped attorneys’ fees of $4,000 per proceeding and not the full judgment amount, Allen v. District…
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