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DUANE M. v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 87-3906 Summary Calendar.

861 F.2d 115 (1988)

DUANE M., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth F. Sills, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

James E. Comstock-Galagan, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POLITZ, KING and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

The Orleans Parish School Board ("School Board") appeals the district court's award of attorneys' fees and costs to Duane M., incurred in his successful efforts to pursue administrative remedies with the School Board under the Education of the Handicapped Act. The School Board charges that, because this suit was brought solely for the purpose of obtaining attorneys' fees, the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction and that...

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