Legal Opinion
Lani Moore v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 24, 1989No. 88-7003PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge FRIEDMAN.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge:
The question in this case, here on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, is whether under the Education of the Handicapped Act (“EHA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as amended by The Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986 (“HCPA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(4)(B) et seq., the district court has authority to award attorney fees to persons who prevail in administrative proceedings under that statute, in a suit brought solely to obtain…
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