Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Straus
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 12, 2010No. Civil Action 08-2075 (RWR)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
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 proceeding that Straus had needlessly brought and continued. The defendants now seek attorneys’ fees under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d), arguing that DC acted in bad faith throughout the course of the…
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