Legal Opinion

Bristol-Navarro v. Puerto Rico Department of Education

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided September 30, 2016No. Civil No. 14-1226 (SEC)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion & Order

SALVADOR E. CASELLAS, U.S. Senior District Judge

Carmen Bristol Navarro, in her capacity as mother and legal guardian of her disabled son (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), brings this action pursuant to the Individuals with *198Disabilities in Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (“IDEA”), against the Puerto Rico Department of Education (the “DOE”). Plaintiffs seek to recover the attorney’s fees incurred in litigating an administrative case filed to obtain an appropriate and free public education for the disabled minor. Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’…

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