United States Ninth Circuit
Aguirre v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., 03-57138
Attorney's fees awarded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. section 1415, are governed by the "degree of success" standard set forth by the Supreme Court in Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424 (1983), and its progeny.
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/20/2005
- Decided 08/29/2006
- Published 08/29/2006
Judges
- BYBEE, Circuit Judge., Before PREGERSON, CLIFTON, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Barrett K. Green, Steven A. Groode, Littler Mendelson, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellants., Paul M. Roberts and Michael E. Jewell, Roberts, Adams & Jewell, Huntington Beach, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.