Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Straus
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 8, 2010No. 09-7051PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Relying on the fee-shifting provision contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the District of Columbia seeks fees from a lawyer who, on behalf of a special needs student, initiated administrative proceedings that were eventually dismissed as moot. The district court denied an award of fees on the ground that the District failed to qualify as a “prevailing party” under the IDEA as defined by the Supreme Court in Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health & Human…
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