Quatro

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRIS QUATRO, Cause No. 1:16-cv-01213-DWM

Plaintiff,

vs. ORDER

TEHACHAPI UNIFIED SCHOOL

DISTRICT,

Defendant.

On March 19, 2020, this Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to enforce judgment in her attorneys’ fees case against the Tehachapi School District. (Doc. 82.) Plaintiff now seeks attorneys’ fees incurred litigating that motion. (Doc. 87.) Plaintiff’s request is granted in part. In any action or proceeding brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), “the court, in its discretion, may award reasonable attorneys’ fees as part of the costs . . . to a prevailing party who is the parent of a child with a disability.” 20 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(3)(B)(i)(I); see also Abu-Sahyun v. Palo Alto Unified Sch. Dist., 843 F.2d 1250, 1252 (9th Cir. 1988) (explaining that such awards are not really discretionary). And, a “court may award additional fees for time reasonably devoted to obtaining attorneys fees.” Wright v. Dist. of Columbia, 883 F. Supp. 2d 132, 134 (D.D.C. 2012) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also T.B. v. San…