Legal Opinion

Silva v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 21, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-0764PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Maria Silva attempted to withdraw her Individuals with Disabilities Education Act administrative complaint one week before the scheduled hearing because her lawyer doubted that the hearing officer assigned to her case could be fair. Sensing an effort to forum shop, the hearing officer dismissed Silva’s complaint without prejudice, but warned Silva that the dismissal would become with prejudice if she did not refile the complaint within 30 days. Silva chose not to refile the complaint and, almost three months later,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
Reid Ex Rel. Reid v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
Alexander Kerkam v. Floretta McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by1 opinion

Jessica Jimenez, Parent, on behalf of G.G., Student v. New Mexico School for the Deaf, Board of Education of Santa Fe Public Schools, and New Mexico Public Education Department; New Mexico School for the Deaf v. Jessica Jimenez, for G.G., StudentDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2026