Legal Opinion
Nikita Shonta Petties,appellees v. District of Columbia,appellants
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 6, 2000No. 99-7228PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The district court issued interim awards of attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs in this ongo ing class action suit against the District of Columbia for failing to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), the district court certified two of those interim awards for immediate appeal. We conclude that this court lacks jurisdiction to review the awards for want of either a final or a collateral order.
I. Background
The plaintiff children instituted a…
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