Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUDGE ROTENBERG EDUCATIONAL CENTER, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 17-2092 (BAH) v. Judge Beryl A. Howell U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Judge Rotenberg Education Center, Inc. (“JRC”), a non-profit center for “patients who engage in self-injurious and aggressive behaviors,” provides a treatment regimen for some patients that involves the use of a Graduated Electronic Decelerator (“GED”)—an “electronic stimulation device.” Compl. ¶¶ 1, 4, ECF No. 1. In April 2016, the Food and Drug…