Legal Opinion
Kaseman v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 31, 2006No. 05-7016PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides that a parent who successfully challenges the Act’s implementation may be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees. However, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005, caps the District’s payment of IDEA attorneys’ fees at $4,000 per “action.” This case requires us to determine whether a judicial proceeding to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in a prior IDEA administrative proceeding is a separate “action” from the prior proceeding or whether the…
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- Kaseman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
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