Legal Opinion
Petties v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 12, 1995No. Civ. A. 95-0148(PLF) 94-2451(PLF)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
These two cases are before the Court on plaintiffs’ motions to show cause why the defendants should not be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with this Court’s Orders of March 17, 1995. The plaintiffs in the Petties case are minor students and their parents who represent a class certified by the Court on March 17, 1995, and defined as follows:
all [District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”)] students currently placed in private special education schools or receiving special education and/or related services from a private third party provider, all…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hicks Ex Rel. Feiock v. FeiockSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Winder v. ErsteDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Zearley v. AckermanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- JP Ex Rel. Peterson v. County School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2009
- Petties v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
- Petties v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
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