Legal Opinion
Jorie Wimbish et.al. v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 3, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-1429PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge
Pending before the Court is plaintiff Jo-rie Wimbish’s motion for attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the attorneys’ fees provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. Ms. Wimbish seeks to recover attorneys’ fees and costs arising from her successful obtainment of a “stay-put” order from this Court. That stay-put order mandates that the District of Columbia fund the entirety of the costs arising from Ms. Wimbish’s minor daughter, J.W., attending the Stuart Hall School during…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Covington v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Eley v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Reed v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Cox v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- James v. Dist. of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Lee v. Dist. of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Merrick v. Dist. of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Wimbish v. Dist. of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
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