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Mr. & Mrs. B. Ex Rel. W.B. v. Weston Board of Education
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 11, 1999No. Civ. 3:97CV452 (DJS) (TPS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
SMITH, United States Magistrate Judge.
The basis for this reimbursement claim is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which permits “prevailing parties” to obtain attorney’s fees. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(4)(B). 1 In an administrative due process hearing, plaintiffs challenged the appropriateness of the special education program designed for their son. At the hearing, plaintiffs’ position was upheld, and the board of education was ordered to pay all reasonable expenses connected with the student’s placement in another school.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Hugh L. Carey, Individually and as Governor of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Grant v. MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
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