Legal Opinion
Whatley Ex Rel. Whatley v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 5, 2006No. 05-7001PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jamel Whatley and his grandmother and guardian, Esther Williams, appeal the District Court’s denial of their motion for attorneys’ fees in excess of the limits or “caps” imposed by Congress for actions against the District of Columbia (“District”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (2000) (“IDEA”). In the District’s appropriations acts of 1999, 2000, and 2001, Congress capped attorneys’ fees the District could pay parties who prevailed against it in judicial…
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