Legal Opinion
Vanessa Reed, as Parent and Next Friend of Rachel Reed, a Minor v. Mokena School District No. 159, Will County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 1994No. 94-2260PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The appellant seeks review of the district court’s decision that her request for attorneys’ fees was not filed in a timely fashion. Because our precedent establishes that the applicable statute of limitations is the 120-day limitation of the Illinois School Code, 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02(k), we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
On April 26, 1993, the mother of Vanessa Reed filed an administrative action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1485. That action challenged the Mokena School District’s proposed method…
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