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WOODSIDE v. SCHOOL DIST. OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 00-1158.

248 F.3d 129 (2001)

J. Stephen WOODSIDE; Rebecca R. Woodside, Husband and Wife, on Their Own Behalf and as Parents and Next Friend of Robert Henry Woodside, a Minor, Appellants, v. The SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF EDUCATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed April 23, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. STEPHEN WOODSIDE (Argued), Counsel for Appellants. Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellants.

GLENNA M. HAZELTINE (Argued), School District of Philadelphia, Office of General Counsel, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee.

BEFORE: ALITO, McKEE and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

I.

This case presents an issue of first impression in this Circuit: whether a parent who is an attorney can receive attorney fees for representing his minor child in administrative proceedings under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et. seq. ("IDEA").

II.

The plaintiff, J. Stephen Woodside ("Woodside...

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