Legal Opinion
Kaseman v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 6, 2005No. CIV.A.03-1858(ESH)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
On July 7, 2004, this Court granted summary judgment on behalf of the plaintiffs and awarded $352,714.58 in attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(3)(B). Kaseman v. District of Columbia, 329 F.Supp.2d 20, 32 (D.D.C.2004). That decision spawned the current dispute relating to plaintiffs’ claim for the attorney’s fees incurred in pursuing the underlying fee litigation. The central question is whether this claim for fees-on-fees must, for attorney’s fee cap purposes, be…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Lani Moore v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Calloway v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Kaseman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Kaseman v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Jester ex rel. R.B. v. Government of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- Kaseman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Jester, Elizabeth T. v. Govt DCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007