Legal Opinion
Aguirre v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2006No. 03-57138PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BYBEE, Circuit Judge.
The question before us is one we have not previously addressed: Does the “degree of success” standard announced in Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983), apply to attorney’s fees awards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. See id. § 1415(i)(3)(B). We hold that it does, and we vacate the judgment and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
In the IDEA, Congress found that it was “in the national interest that the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Mara Aguirre v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006