KINGSBERRY v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. CIV.A03-2378(RMUJMF).

388 F.Supp.2d 2 (2005)

Miriam KINGSBERRY, Parent and Next Friend of "Minor," Plaintiff, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

September 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tilman L. Gerald, James E. Brown & Associates, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Edward P. Taptich, Corporation Counsel's Office, Veronica A. Porter, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


ORDER

FACCIOLA, United States Magistrate Judge.

On August 9, 2005, this court ordered defendants to "pay plaintiff $27,181.13" in attorneys' fees. Defendants then moved to alter or amend that Order because, as the court had recognized, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act limits the amount of attorneys' fees that the District of Columbia can pay to prevailing parties, but it does not limit the power of federal courts to award fees under the IDEA....

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