Legal Opinion
Somoza v. New York City Department of Education
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 14, 2008No. Docket 07-0778-cvPublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Alba Somoza is a multiply-handicapped twenty-three-year-old woman. From the time of her attendance in preschool until January 2008, she received special educational services from defendant New York City Department of Education (“DOE”), as required by the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482. After her statutory entitlement to a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”) expired at the end of the 2004-2005 academic year, 1 plaintiff brought an administrative claim against the DOE, alleging the denial of a FAPE…
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