Legal Opinion
Blackman Ex Rel. Blackman v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 28, 2011No. 10-7019PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1089Chief Judge SENTELLE filed an opinion announcing the judgment of the Court.
BROWN, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge, each filed opinions concurring in the result.
SENTELLE, Chief Judge:
The District of Columbia appeals from an attorneys’ fee award pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (IDEA). The District contends, as it did in the district court, that the amount of the fee award ($1,454,030.22) unlawfully exceeds the statutory fee cap of $4000. The district court held that the statutory fee cap of $4,000 was not applicable to a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Mills v. Board of Education of District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Blackman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Petties v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
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