Legal Opinion
Tonya K., by Her Mother and Next Friend Diane K. v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1988No. 87-2360, 87-2419PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
This class action was settled in March 1984. The district court entered a consent decree requiring the Board of Education of Chicago and the Illinois Superintendent of Education to place handicapped students in appropriate special programs promptly after their needs were diagnosed. The decree implemented the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1411-20 (the Act). Although the parties agreed on the appropriate relief for the children, they could not agree on compensating the children’s attorneys. In March 1984 the courts of appeals were divided…
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