Dick-Friedman Ex Rel. Friedman v. Board of Education of West Bloomfield Public Schools

OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING COUNTS I & II OF PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

BATTANI, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (“IDEA”), and corresponding Michigan laws and rules. Plaintiff, Linda Friedman, brings this action for, and on behalf of, her cognitively impaired son, Danny. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have violated the IDEA, Michigan’s Mandatory Special Education Act (“MMSEA”), Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 380.1701 et seq., and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Defendants moved for…