SMITH v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Filing 17

MEMORANDUM OPINION re 16 Order. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 08/27/2018. (lcjeb2)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

CASSANDRA SMITH,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action No. 17-2020 (JEB/RMM)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by Magistrate
Judge Robin M. Meriweather on August 8, 2018. The 14-day period during which the parties
may file objections to the Report has expired, see Local Civil Rule 72.3(b), and
neither party has filed.
Plaintiff Cassandra Smith, on behalf of her minor child N.M., brought this action seeking
reimbursement of the fees and costs incurred by her attorney in this Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act matter. See ECF No. 1. After a briefing schedule was issued, she moved for fees
on December 7, 2017. See ECF No. 9. In a thorough 23-page Report, Judge Meriweather
recommended granting much of her request and awarding $86,208.98 in fees and $2,695.50 in
costs. See ECF No. 15.
After consideration of the Report, the absence of any party’s objection thereto, the entire
record before the Court, and the applicable law, the Court will adopt the Report and grant in part
and deny in part Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs.

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A separate final Order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.

/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
United States District Judge
Date: August 27, 2018

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