Legal Opinion
Robert D. v. Sobel
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 4, 1988No. 88 Civ. 287 (CLB)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRIEANT, Chief Judge.
On January 15, 1988, plaintiffs brought this action against the Board of Education of the Croton-Harmon Union Free School District (“Board”) and Thomas Sobel, as the New York State Commissioner of Education (“Commissioner”), pursuant to the Education of the Handicapped Act (“EHA”), as amended by the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act (“HPCA”), 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1415(e)(4)(B), which provides:
In any action or proceeding brought under this subsection, the court, in its discretion, may award reasonable attorneys’ fees as part of the costs to the parents or…
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