Legal Opinion
Scorah v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 11, 2004No. CIV.A.03-160 GKPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KESSLER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Joseph Scorah, a seventeen-year-old student with emotional disturbances and learning disabilities, and his parents, John and Cecilia Scorah (“the Scorahs”), bring this action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq., against Defendants, the District of Columbia (“District”) and Paul L. Vance, Superintendent, District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) 1 . The Scorahs challenge a hearing officer’s administrative determination that the DCPS met its legal obligations to their child under the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Florence County School District Four v. Carter Ex Rel. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Alexander Kerkam v. Floretta McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Lani Moore v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
- N.G. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Gellert v. District of Columbia Public SchoolsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Long v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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- District of Columbia v. PearsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
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