· 7/14/2003
I.B. And E.B., on Behalf of Their Minor Child, Z.B. And D.C. On Behalf of Her Minor Child, J.F. v. New York City Department of Education
Citations
- 336 F.3d 79
How courts have described this case
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- holding the IDEA does not prohibit adjustments for the experience, reputation, and ability of the attorney to the ultimate fee award
- considering issue of whether fees under IDEA should reflect rates for general litigation or for representations in administrative hearings only, without addressing choice of community
- considering issue of whether fees under IDEA should reflect rates for general litigation or for representations in administrative hearings only, without addressing choice of community
- declining to decide whether hourly rates for representation in IDEA administrative hearings must be decided on the basis of \what other counsel charge `at Impartial Hearings'\ because the district court's fee award was already based on such information
- declining to decide whether hourly rates for representation in IDEA administrative hearings must be decided on the basis of “what other counsel charge ‘at Impartial Hearings’” because the district court’s fee award was already based on such information
- “We interpret the IDEA fee provisions in consonance with those of other civil rights fee-shifting statutes.”
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Judges: Feinberg, Katzmann, Murtha, Per Curiam
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