Legal Opinion
Angela L. B/n/f Mrs. Zeta L. v. Pasadena Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1990No. 90-2072PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Perhaps the fiercest legal battles emerge not from knotty questions of a plaintiff’s right to justice, but rather from comparatively trivial questions of an attorney’s right to compensation. When needlessly protracted, these battles squander precious judicial time and resources. In the instant case, the Pasadena Independent School District vehemently challenges the district court’s award of attorney’s fees under the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986 to the parents of a speech-impaired student. Unable to find that the district court committed reversible…
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