Legal Opinion
R.P. Ex Rel. C.P. v. Prescott Unified School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2011No. 09-15651, 09-16786PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
We review the award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing school district under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.
Facts
C.P. has autism. When he enrolled in elementary school, the school district created an individualized education program (IEP) for him. C.P. was placed in a special education class where he regularly met with speech and occupational therapists; he was also assigned a paraprofessional aide for one-on-one instruction. When he started school at age five, in 2003, C.P. didn’t respond to his name, could barely…
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