Legal Opinion
Eggers v. Bullitt County School District
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1988No. 87-6131PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986 (“HCPA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1415. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part the district court’s judgment.
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Appellants Herbert Eggers, Joyce Eg-gers and John Eggers by Joyce Eggers, his next friend, requested attorney’s fees and costs for services performed at an administrative hearing and appeal brought pursuant to the Education of All Handicapped Children’s Act (“EAHCA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. Appellees…
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