Cases

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DEBORAH A. BATTS, United States District Judge. Plaintiff Z.C., individually and on behalf of his minor child E.C. (collectively, “Plaintiff’), filed this action against New York City Department of Education, New York City Board of Education, and Carmen Farina, in her official capacity as Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education (collectively, “DOE” or “Defendants”), on

713 F.Supp.2d 235 (2010) R.B. and H.Z., on behalf of their minor child, C.Z., Plaintiffs, v. NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and Joel Klein, Defendants. No. 09 Civ. 7758(RJS). United States District Court, S.D. New York. May 5, 2010. *237 Lauren A. Baum, Law Offices of Lauren A. Baum, P.C., New York, NY, for Plaintiffs R.B.

SUMMARY ORDER Plaintiff-appellant C.B., on behalf of her child Z.G., appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Hellerstein, J.), granting summary judgment in favor of the Department of Education of the City of New York (“DOE”) on plaintiffs claim under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (“IDEA”), that seeks reimbursement for Z.G.’s private school tuition at

SUMMARY ORDER Plaintiff-appellant C.B., on behalf of her child Z.G., appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Hellerstein, J.), granting summary judgment in favor of the Department of Education of the City of New York (“DOE”) on plaintiffs claim under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (“IDEA”), that seeks reimbursement for Z.G.’s private school tuition at

JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge: These cases require us to resolve several legal issues related to the rights of disabled children under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. In these three cases, parents of autistic children (collectively and in their respective pairs, “the parents”) declined school placements of

23-764 (XAP) N.G.B. v. New York City Department of Education United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit _____________________________________ August Term 2024 (Argued: April 24, 2025 Decided: July 24, 2025) No. 23-764-cv (XAP) _____________________________________ N.G.B., individually and

19-2738-cv Agosto v. New York City Department of Education, et al. In the United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT AUGUST TERM 2019 No. 19-2738-cv JASON AGOSTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MANUEL UREÑA,

Summary Order ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED. The Plaintiffs in this appeal were prevailing parties in local administrative proceedings conducted pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 (2000). Both were represented in the proceedings by Michael D. Hampden, a distinguished attorney with over thirty years of experience in litiga

(2008) Joseph FIERRO, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, New York City Department of Education, Ronna Bleadon, former Principal, P12X, Special Education District 75, New York City Department of Education, in her individual and official capacities, Sharon Burnett, former Local Instructional Superintendent within Special Education District 75, New York City Department of Education, in her individual and official capacities, Dr. Susan Erber, former

PER CURIAM. The Plaintiffs in this appeal were prevailing parties in local administrative proceedings conducted pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 (2000). Both were represented in the proceedings by Michael D. Hampden, a distinguished attorney with over thirty years of experience in litigating and supervising other litigators. Foll

MEMORANDUM & ORDER MARGO K. BRODIE, District Judge: On December 12, 2012, Plaintiff Heidi Husser commenced this action against the New York-City Department of Education. (Compl., Docket Entry No. 1.) By Second Amended Complaint filed September 6, 2013, Plaintiff named John Shea and John O’Connell as additional defendants. (Second Am. Compl., Docket Entry No. 16.) Plaintiff brings claims of

MEMORANDUM & OPINION PAMELA K. CHEN, District Judge: Plaintiff Merlene Bacchus, a former school aide in the New York City public school system, brings this action against the New York City Department of Education (“DOE”), District Council 37 and its affiliate, the Board of Education Employees Local 372 (collectively “Union Defendants” or “Union”), and Renee Pepper (“Pepper”), assistant prin

WESLEY, Circuit Judge: Before the court is an action brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., by Plaintiff-Appellant A.M., on behalf of herself and her autistic son, E.H., against Defendant-Appellee the New York City Department of Education (“DOE”). In May 2012, the DOE convened a meeting of the local Committee on Special Education (“CSE”) for the purpose of fo

OPINION AND ORDER Ramos, District Judge. C.R. and A.R., individually and on behalf of their child, L.R. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed suit against the New York City Department of Education (“DOE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 794 et seq., and Article 89 of the New

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: In 2003, Plaintiff, Joan Mazur, a 49-year-old teacher, began working at Grover Cleveland High School in Queens, New York. In 2008, she injured her ankle and was absent from school for six weeks. Plaintiff claims that after her injury, her supervisor, Assistant Principal Regina Dominguez, began to treat her unfairly by giving Plaintiff unjustifie

OPINION & ORDER VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge This case is brought under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., by parents, J.M. and N.M., and their child, L.M., seeking reimbursement from the New York City Department of Education (“DOE”) for private school tuition. As this Court has expressed previously, the Court’s heart goes o

634 F.Supp.2d 263 (2009) T.Z., as guardian of C.G., an Infant, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, the New York City Department of Education, Frank DiFranco, and Robert Raskin, Defendants. No. 05-CV-5111 (CPS)(JMA). United States District Court, E.D. New York. June 23, 2009. *265 Madeline Lee Bryer, Madeline Lee Bryer, New York,

635 F.Supp.2d 152 (2009) T.Z., as guardian of C.G., an Infant, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, the New York City Department of Education, Frank DiFranco, and Robert Raskin, Defendants. No. 05-CV-5111 (CPS)(JMA). United States District Court, E.D. New York. May 22, 2009. *160 Madeline Lee Bryer, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

ADOPTION OF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION DEBORAH A. BATTS, District Judge. On September 5, 2013, United States Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger issued a Report and Recommendation (“Report”), denying Defendants’ Motion to Strike, recommending that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment be granted as to Plaintiffs’ federal law claims, and recommending that Plaintiffs’ state law claims be dismisse

516 F.Supp.2d 297 (2007) Marvin LILES, Plaintiff, v. The NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; Joel I. Klein, Chancellor, Defendants. No. 04 Civ. 7289(THK). United States District Court, S.D. New York. September 27, 2007. *298 *299 *300 Peter Jonathan Cres