Bush Ex Rel. A.H. v. District of Columbia

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the Laffey Matrix is to be used to determine reasonable rates for attorneys’ fees in IDEA actions
• “[T]he record reflects that the hearing officer did no more than dismiss the complaint without prejudice.... Because the hearing officer’s decision requires no further oversight, the court concludes that plaintiff ... was not the prevailing party.”
• “[A] closer inspection of the record reveals that [the plaintiff] achieved several of her goals in filing the due process complaint, including an order requiring [the school] to convene an IEP meeting to review and revise the student’s IEP.”
• “[T]he record reflects that the hearing officer did no more than dismiss the complaint without prejudice. . . . Because the hearing officer’s decision requires no further oversight, the court concludes that plaintiff . . . was not the prevailing party.”

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