Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Straus
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 12, 2010No. Civil Action No. 2008-2075Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ ) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-2075 (RWR) ) JOHN A. STRAUS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION The District of Columbia (“DC”) unsuccessfully sued attorney John Straus and his law firm, James E. Brown & Associates, seeking attorneys’ fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1415, claiming that the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) was the prevailing party in an administrative…
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