Yasmin REYAZUDDIN, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, Defendant-Appellee.
The disAbility Law Center of Virginia; Disability Rights Maryland; Disability Rights of West Virginia; Protection and Advocacy for People With Disabilities, Inc. of South Carolina; Disability Rights North Carolina, Amici Supporting Appellant.
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Argued: December 8, 2020.
Decided: February 24, 2021.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Kevin Douglas Docherty , BROWN GOLDSTEIN & LEVY, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Patricia Lisehora Kane , OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Joseph B. Espo , BROWN GOLDSTEIN & LEVY, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland; Timothy Elder , Albert Elia , TRE LEGAL PRACTICE, Fremont, California, for Appellant. Marc P. Hansen , County Attorney, John P. Markovs , Deputy County Attorney, Edward B. Lattner , Chief, Division of Human Resources and Appeals, Patricia Victoria Haggerty , Associate County Attorney, Erin J. Ashbarry , Associate County Attorney, OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellee. Steven M. Traubert , Zachary Devore , Kalena C. M. Ek , disABILITY LAW CENTER OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Amici The disAbility Law Center of Virginia, Disability Rights Maryland, Disability Rights of West Virginia, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. of South Carolina, and Disability Rights North Carolina. Daniel E. Peterson , Anthony A. Fox , PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Amicus International Municipal Lawyers Association.
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Thacker and Judge Harris joined.
DIAZ, Circuit Judge.
Yasmin Reyazuddin appeals the district court's order denying her motion seeking to recover reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and expenses from Montgomery County, Maryland. The district court held that Reyazuddin isn't eligible for such an award because she's not a "prevailing party" under 29 U.S.C. § 794a(b). Because we...
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