Legal Opinion
Snead Ex Rel. C.S. v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 7, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2015-0376PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge
Plaintiff Bernadette Snead brings this action against the District of Columbia to recover attorney’s fees and costs related to her successful administrative proceeding on behalf of her son under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004. 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400, et seq. (“IDEA”). The parties have submitted cross-motions for summary judgment, disagreeing primarily over the reasonableness of the hourly rates charged by plaintiffs two attorneys — Carolyn Houk and Stevie Nabors. See 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(3)(C) (defining as reasonable…
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- 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
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