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· 4/12/1999

G.M., by and Through His Guardian and Next Friend, R.F. v. New Britain Board of Education

Citations

  • 173 F.3d 77
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 6915

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remanding for determination of fees under IDEA without discussing the community the district court should consider in determining fees
  • remanding for determination of fees under IDEA without discussing the community the district court should consider in determining fees
  • calculating reasonable attorney's fees for both administrative due process proceedings and federal litigation pursuant to IDEA
  • success on any significant issue on litigation which achieves some of the benefit the parties sought in bringing the suit is sufficient to confer prevailing party status
  • success on any significant issue on litigation which achieves some of the benefit the parties sought in bringing the suit is sufficient to confer prevailing party status
  • “In- cluded in the award should be not only the time spent on the administrative proceeding, but the time expended on this suit (including this appeal) as well.”

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Judges: McLaughlin, Calabresi, Gibson

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