Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Jeppsen Ex Rel. Jeppsen
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 1, 2008No. 06-7200PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Chief Judge:
The district court dismissed as moot the District of Columbia’s suit against Carolyn Jeppsen and denied her application for attorneys’ fees for want of jurisdiction. We hold she was eligible for attorneys’ fees as the “prevailing party” within the meaning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.
I. Background
Jeppsen’s daughter, M.J., has a hearing disability on account of which she attended a private school at public expense pursuant to the IDEA. In 2003 the District of Columbia…
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