Legal Opinion
Brandon Leonard, by His Parents and Next Friends, Thomas & Mary Leonard v. Floretta McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 17, 1989No. 88-7084PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a dispute over the appropriate educational placement for Brandon Leonard under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1461 (1982 & Supp.1986) (“EAH-CA” or “the Act”). Before the District Court, appellants challenged a hearing officer’s determination that the Prospect Learning Center in Washington, D.C. was the appropriate placement for Brandon. The District Court first denied the Leon-ards’ motion for a preliminary injunction which would have required D.C. authorities to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Drinker v. Colonial School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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- Anika Cox v. Dr. Andrew JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Shaw v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
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