Cortes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUSTAVO CORTES, 1:18-cv-01355-LJO-JLT

Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM DECISION AND

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES (ECF No. 16)

KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF

SCHOOLS, VALLEY OAKS CHARTER

SCHOOL - TEHACHAPI,

Defendant.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Gustavo Cortes (“Mr. Cortes” or “Plaintiff”), on behalf of his daughter A.C., and

Defendant Kern County Superintendent of Schools-Valley Oaks Charter School Tehachapi (“KCSOS-

VOCS” or “Defendant”) reached a settlement as part of an administration due process proceeding

brought under 20 U.S.C. § 1415, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”). The only

issue the parties were unable to agree upon was the amount of attorney’s fees owed to Plaintiff’s

counsel, the Law Office of Andrea Marcus (“LOAM”). The Court has considered the parties’ briefs

regarding Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees (“Fee…