Legal Opinion
Max M. v. Illinois State Board of Education
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 14, 1988No. 82 C 6575PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BUA, District Judge.
Plaintiffs move this court pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d) for an award of attorneys’ fees under § 2 of the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(4). For the reasons stated herein, plaintiffs’ motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs in this case are Max M., a child handicapped within the meaning of the EAHCA, and his parents. For the sake of simplicity, plaintiffs are collectively referred to as the “Ms.” The defendants fall into two categories. 1 The first group, designated as the “state defendants,” consists of (1) the Illinois State Board…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Max M. And His Parents Mr. And Mrs. M. v. New Trier High School District No. 203, Illinois State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Dell v. Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Community Consolidated School v. Illinois State Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Koswenda Ex Rel. Koswenda v. Flossmoor School District No. 161District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002
- In Re Thomas C. Conklin, Maryland State Department of Education, Special Education Appeal Number 07-89, (Three Cases) John Conklin, Deborah Conklin, Parents and Next Friends of Thomas Conklin, a Minor v. Anne Arundel County Board of Education, a Body Politic and Corporate, (Two Cases) John Conklin, Deborah Conklin, Parents and Next Friends of Thomas Conklin, a Minor v. Anne Arundel County Board of Education, a Body Politic and CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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