Legal Opinion
Johnson v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 2002No. CIV. 01-0518(EGS)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Christopher Marcus Johnson and his mother, Pamela Annette DeNeal, filed this lawsuit alleging violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs allege that the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) violated the IDEA’S right to counsel and attorney’s fees provisions by including in a settlement offer a waiver of attorneys fees, and by the subsequent conduct of the DCPS at a hearing in which plaintiffs challenged the fee waiver provision of the…
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