Legal Opinion
Williams ex rel. Williams v. Fulton County School District
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 31, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:14-CV-0296-ATPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Amy Totenberg, United States District Judge
Alex Williams is a young man with disabilities who was born with hydrocephalus, hemiparesis, cerebral palsy, moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, motor and language impairment, and who has a history of seizures. (Compl. ¶ l.)1 Alex allegedly suffered horrific abuse at the hands of his special education teacher, Melanie Pickens, while enrolled at Hopewell Middle School during the 2006-2007 school year. Alex’s counsel filed a 176-page Complaint with 23 counts against the Fulton County School District (“FCSD”) and 28 individuals, including…
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