United States Sixth Circuit

Summary judgment for a school district on an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) suit is affirmed over claims that the school district procedurally and substantively violated the IDEA, and that the district court failed to make an independent review of the evidence as required under controlling precedent. The school district's motion for attorney's fees and costs is granted in part and denied in part.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/26/2006
• Published 07/26/2006

Judges

• SILER, Circuit Judge., Before:  SILER, DAUGHTREY, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Stephen Walker, Beachwood, Ohio, for Appellant.   Susan C. Hastings, Chandra S. Bowling, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, Scott C. Peters, Krista K. Keim, Lori A. Kosakowski, Britton, Smith, Peters & Kalail, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.