Legal Opinion
Collins v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 30, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2015-0136PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ADOPTING UNCONTESTED REPORT & RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Trenita Collins (“Plaintiff’) is the mother of “D.C.” — a minor child who is a student with a disability in the District of Columbia Public Schools System (“DCPS”). In this lawsuit, Plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant District of Columbia (“Defendant”) attorneys’ fees and costs that she incurred in connection with an administrative due process proceeding in which she alleged that DCPS failed to provide D.C. with a free appropriate public…
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