Legal Opinion
Rossi v. Gosling
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 3, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-0127-APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
Introduction
Plaintiffs bring this novel action under the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986 (HCPA or the Act), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1415(e)(4)-(f), to obtain attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in securing residential educational services for Jason Rossi, an emotionally disturbed sixteen year old. Plaintiffs are Jason Rossi and his mother, Pamela Rossi, and defendants are the Arlington County School Board (School Board) and Arthur Gosling, Superintendent of Arlington County Public Schools (ACPS). 1 Defendants move for summary judgment. As a result,…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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