Max M. v. Thompson

ORDER BUA, District Judge.

This case presents claims under the Education For All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), 1 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (§ 504), 2 the equal protection and due process clauses of the fourteenth amendment, 3 the Illinois School Code, 4 and the Illinois State Constitution. 5 The plaintiffs are Max M., a child handicapped within the meaning of the EAHCA, and his parents. The defendants consist of three different groups, designated the State Defendants, the Intermediate Defendants, and the Local Defendants. 6

In Count I, plaintiffs allege violations of the EAHCA,…