TURTON v. CRISP COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

Civ. No. 87-69-ALB-AMER(DF).

688 F.Supp. 1535 (1988)

Lauren TURTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CRISP COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Albany-Americus Division.

June 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Zimring, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs.

Phillip L. Hartley, Gainesville, Ga., for defendants.


FITZPATRICK, District Judge.

Presently before the court in the above-referenced action is Plaintiffs' Petition/Motion for an Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs and Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. The question presented by these Motions is whether the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986 (HCPA), 20 U.S.C.A. 1415(e)(4)(B), authorizes an award of attorneys' fees for pursuing an action on behalf of a handicapped child at the state administrative level if the merits...

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