Legal Opinion
Alegria v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 3, 2004No. 02-7126PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (2000), provides for an award of attorneys’ fees to a “prevailing party,” id. § 1415(i)(3)(B), a term the Supreme Court has construed in the context of other fee-shifting statutes to require judicial imprimatur on an enforceable judgment or consent order. See Buckhannon Bd. & Care Home, Inc. v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., 532 U.S. 598, 604-05, 121 S.Ct. 1835, 1840-41, 149 L.Ed.2d 855 (2001). ■ The district court denied…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Marek v. ChesnySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- A.R., on Behalf of Her Minor Child, R v. M.S., on Behalf of Her Minor Child, I.O., M.L., on Behalf of Her Minor Child, J.L. v. New York City Department of Education, S.W. And M.M., on Behalf of N.W. v. Board of Education of the City of New York, (District 2)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- A.C. Ex Rel. Clark v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Edmonds v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
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