Legal Opinion

Davis v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 23, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-1194PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge

‘Alhaost every American child goes through the ordeal of starting at a new school at least once in her lifetime. Yet the fact that the experience is common does not make it less nerve-racking or daunting—for parent and student alike. In this ease, Plaintiff Louise Davis sent her daughter N.D., a student who had since preschool benefited from special-education interventions, to a public charter school located here in Washington at the beginning of the fourth grade. After a few months, that new school reduced N.D.’s services. By…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Florence County School District Four v. Carter Ex Rel. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Schaffer Ex Rel. Schaffer v. WeastSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Reid Ex Rel. Reid v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Wimbish v. Dist. of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
  2. Richardson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  3. McLean v. Dist. of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  4. A.T. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2021
  5. Center City Public Charter School v. ArcherDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2026

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