Legal Opinion
King ex rel. King v. Floyd County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2000No. Nos. 98-5867, 98-5961PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J., joined by Norris, J.,
ENGEL, J. (pp. 627-31), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
NELSON, Circuit Judge.
The question presented in this case — an action brought under the statute now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. — is what limitations period applies to the filing of suits for attorney fees incurred in administrative proceedings where the substantive issues were resolved in favor of the claimants. The Act itself contains no statute of limitations for such situations, and there is a circuit split as to the approach that should be followed in…
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