Legal Opinion

A.C. Ex Rel. Clark v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided December 15, 2009No. Civil Action 06-00439 (HHK)PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.

This case involves forty aggregate claims by twenty-six plaintiffs for reimbursement of their attorneys’ fees and costs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(3)(B)(i). Plaintiffs assert that they are entitled to the attorneys’ fees and costs they incurred as prevailing parties in numerous administrative proceedings against the District of Columbia Public Schools before the Student Hearings Office.

Before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment [# 11] which was referred to Magistrate Judge…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Rooths v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  2. Jackson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
  3. Rodriguez ex rel. Estate of Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2010
  4. Bucher v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  5. Merrick v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015

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