Legal Opinion
Alston v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 19, 2008No. Civil Action 07-0682 (RMU)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting in Part and Denying in Part the Defendants’ Partial Motion to Dismiss
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Before the court is the defendants’ partial motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs in this case are a student with disabilities, C.A., and her mother. 1 They allege that the District of Columbia (“the District”), its Superintendent of Schools, Clifford Ja-ney, 2 and seven current and former officials of the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) denied C.A. a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”) 3 and in so doing discriminated and retaliated…
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