S.N. EX REL. J.N. v. PITTSFORD CENT. SCHOOL

Docket No. 05-1505-CV.

448 F.3d 601 (2006)

S.N., by her parents and natural guardians J.N. and K.N., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PITTSFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, and Office of State Review, New York State Department of Education, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: April 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan A. Nevarez, Nevarez & Nevarez, Rochester, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian Laudadio, Harris Beach LLP, Pittsford, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: FEINBERG, B.D. PARKER, and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.


FEINBERG, Circuit Judge.

The issue before us is whether a parent who is also an attorney can receive attorneys' fees for the representation of his child in a suit brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487.1 We hold he cannot. Plaintiff-appellant S.N. has been represented by her father in state and federal proceedings to contest the...

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