Legal Opinion

Petties v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 22, 2002No. CIV.A. 95-0148(PLF)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

This matter came before the Court for consideration of plaintiffs’ emergency motion for a temporary restraining order. Defendants filed an opposition, and oral argument took place on November 12, 2002. At the conclusion of the hearing, the parties agreed that the Court should treat the motion as one for a preliminary injunction. The Court granted the motion for preliminary injunction by Order of November 14, 2002. This Opinion sets forth the reasons for that decision.

I. BACKGROUND

A. A History of the Case

Plaintiffs, special education students and their…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission v. Holiday Tours, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  4. Serono Labs Inc v. Ferring Pharm. Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  5. Sea Containers Ltd. v. Stena AbCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. D.K. Ex Rel. Klein v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  2. Lofton Ex Rel. T.C. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  3. Spilsbury v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
  4. Pinto v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  5. Simmons Ex Rel. Simmons v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004

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