Legal Opinion
Jason D. W., by Next Friend Mr. & Mrs. Douglas W. v. Houston Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1998No. 97-20954PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Per curiam
Jason W., by his next friends and parents Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W., appeals the district court’s order awarding him reduced attorneys’ fees and granting costs to the Houston Independent School District. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-appellant Jason W. (represented in this action by his next friends and parents, to whom we refer collectively as Jason) is a special education student in the Houston Independent School District (the District). He has been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and a speech impairment that cause him significant academic and social…
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