Legal Opinion
D.G. Ex Rel. LaNisha T. v. New Caney Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 2015No. 15-20079PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case, a mother proved in an administrative hearing that a school district had violated her child’s right to a free appropriate public education by repeatedly placing him in isolation during school hours. Congress has provided that the prevailing party in such a hearing may file an action in federal court to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees. This appeal asks us to decide how quickly that action must be filed. For the reasons that follow, we REVERSE the district court’s determination that a party who prevails in an administrative hearing under the…
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