Legal Opinion
Keene v. Zelman
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 29, 2009No. 08-4004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Ohio Board of Education and Susan Zelman, Ohio Board of Education Superintendent and Director, appeal a district court order granting plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees under the fee-shifting provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”). 20 U.S.C. § 1415. We affirm. In doing so, we hold that no special circumstances militated against the attorney fee award, and the district court did not abuse its discretion.
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The $81,093.62 fee award contested in this appeal stems from the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed by plaintiffs…
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