Legal Opinion
Petties v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 11, 2008No. Civil Action 95-0148 (PLF), 97-1629(PLF), 97-2402(PLF)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
Each of these cases is before the Court for a determination of the same question: Whether the statutory cap, currently found in Section 122 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, on the District of Columbia’s ability to pay attorneys’ fees to prevailing parties in suits under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., applies to these class action lawsuits, and if so, how. This is a question of first impression. Indeed, these cases may constitute the only time that this question will ever be considered,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Blackman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- DL v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Blackman Ex Rel. Blackman v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Sierra Club v. JacksonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Blackman Ex Rel. Blackman v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
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