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TINA M. v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BD.

No. 15-30220.

816 F.3d 57 (2016)

TINA M., parent of and Next Friend to S.M.; SHANNON M., parent of and Next Friend to S.M., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 23, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Kenneth Lospennato , Law Office of Ronald K. Lospennato, Debra Judith Weinberg , Sarah Hall Voigt, Esq. , New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Wayne Thomas Stewart, Esq. , Melissa Losch, Esq. , Hammonds, Sills, Adkins & Guice, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DAVIS, PRADO, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs-Appellees Tina M. and Shannon M. brought suit on behalf of their minor son seeking attorneys' fees pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's ("IDEA") fee-shifting provision. The district court held that Plaintiffs were the prevailing party by virtue of having obtained a "stay-put" order...

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