40 Cited authorities

Rizzo v. Goode
423 U.S. 362 (1976) Cited 13,297 times
Holding that plaintiffs lacked standing to obtain injunctive relief against senior police officials to impose tighter police discipline to prevent harm to civilians
Honig v. Doe
484 U.S. 305 (1988) Cited 2,077 times
Holding that respondent's case in the IDEA context was not moot because he still resided in the state of California, which insisted that all local school districts retain residual authority to exclude disabled children for dangerous conduct
Eisen v. Carlisle Jacquelin
417 U.S. 156 (1974) Cited 3,763 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions
School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education
471 U.S. 359 (1985) Cited 1,645 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding IDEA permits reimbursement "if the court ultimately determines that [private] placement, rather than a proposed IEP, is proper under the Act"
United States Parole Comm'n v. Geraghty
445 U.S. 388 (1980) Cited 2,013 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding even a named plaintiff whose individual claims are moot retains a "personal stake" in representing the class jurisdictionally sufficient to appeal the denial of class certification
Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp.
527 U.S. 815 (1999) Cited 931 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a fairness hearing under Rule 23(e) is no substitute for rigorous adherence to those provisions of the Rule designed to protect absentees"
Califano v. Yamasaki
442 U.S. 682 (1979) Cited 1,979 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that claimants could bring social security class action "at least so long as the membership of the class is limited to those who meet the requirements of § 205(g)"
Florence County School Dist. Four v. Carter
510 U.S. 7 (1993) Cited 868 times
Holding that reimbursement may be appropriate even when a child is placed in a private school that has not been approved by the State
Sosna v. Iowa
419 U.S. 393 (1975) Cited 1,733 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that the requisite Article III "case or controversy" may exist "between a named defendant and a member of the class represented by the named plaintiff, even though the claim of the named plaintiff has become moot"
Baby Neal for and by Kanter v. Casey
43 F.3d 48 (3d Cir. 1994) Cited 911 times
Holding that a class representative suffering one specific injury from the practice can represent a class suffering other injuries so long as all the injuries are shown to result from the practice
Section 1412 - State eligibility
20 U.S.C. § 1412 Cited 3,331 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding the SEA "responsible for ensuring that . . . the requirements of [the IDEA] are met" and "all educational programs . . . meet the educational standards of the [SEA]"
Section 1414 - Evaluations, eligibility determinations, individualized education programs, and educational placements
20 U.S.C. § 1414 Cited 2,731 times 4 Legal Analyses
Defining assessments as tools used during an evaluation or re-evaluation to ensure a child is evaluated in "all areas of suspected disability" and to determine "an appropriate educational program for the child."

DL et al v. District of Columbia et al

40 Cited authorities

Holding that plaintiffs lacked standing to obtain injunctive relief against senior police officials to impose tighter police discipline to prevent harm to civilians

Holding that respondent's case in the IDEA context was not moot because he still resided in the state of California, which insisted that all local school districts retain residual authority to exclude disabled children for dangerous conduct

Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions

Holding IDEA permits reimbursement "if the court ultimately determines that [private] placement, rather than a proposed IEP, is proper under the Act"

Holding even a named plaintiff whose individual claims are moot retains a "personal stake" in representing the class jurisdictionally sufficient to appeal the denial of class certification

Holding that "a fairness hearing under Rule 23(e) is no substitute for rigorous adherence to those provisions of the Rule designed to protect absentees"

Holding that claimants could bring social security class action "at least so long as the membership of the class is limited to those who meet the requirements of § 205(g)"

Holding that reimbursement may be appropriate even when a child is placed in a private school that has not been approved by the State

Holding that the requisite Article III "case or controversy" may exist "between a named defendant and a member of the class represented by the named plaintiff, even though the claim of the named plaintiff has become moot"

Holding that a class representative suffering one specific injury from the practice can represent a class suffering other injuries so long as all the injuries are shown to result from the practice

Holding the SEA "responsible for ensuring that . . . the requirements of [the IDEA] are met" and "all educational programs . . . meet the educational standards of the [SEA]"

Defining assessments as tools used during an evaluation or re-evaluation to ensure a child is evaluated in "all areas of suspected disability" and to determine "an appropriate educational program for the child."