Ballard v. Philadelphia School District

OPINION

Sloviter, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the issue whether the District Court abused its discretion by denying a party’s motion to reopen an IDEA case that the parties had reported settled where one of the settling parties later claimed to have signed the settlement agreement under duress, although she f. . , , , . claimed no misconduct by the opposmg party and was represented by counsel at the time of the settlement,

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Because we write principally for the parties, we limit our recitation of the facts to those relevant to our disposition,

Romance Ballard was thirteen years old and in…