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Dick-Friedman v. Board of Education of West Bloomfield

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
Apr 11, 2006
Civil Case No. 04-60047 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 11, 2006)

Opinion

Civil Case No. 04-60047.

April 11, 2006


OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING COUNTS I II OF PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT


I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. ("IDEA"), and corresponding Michigan laws and rules. Plaintiff, Linda Friedman, brings this action for, and on behalf of, her cognitively impaired son, Danny. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have violated the IDEA, Michigan's Mandatory Special Education Act ("MMSEA"), Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 380.1701 et seq., and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Defendants moved for separate trials for the review of the administrative decision and Plaintiff's constitutional claim. Plaintiff stipulated, and thus, the only issues currently before the Court is whether the IEP developed by Defendants violated the IDEA and MMSEA. Defendants are the Board of Education of West Bloomfield, Michigan ("Board") and Susan Liebetreau, the Director of Special Services for the West Bloomfield School District. Plaintiff seeks to overturn the order of a State Review Officer ("SRO") in favor of the defendant School System. Plaintiff asserts that the School System failed to provide Danny with a "free and appropriate public education" ("FAPE") in Danny's "least restrictive environment" ("LRE") and that she is therefore entitle


Summaries of

Dick-Friedman v. Board of Education of West Bloomfield

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
Apr 11, 2006
Civil Case No. 04-60047 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 11, 2006)
Case details for

Dick-Friedman v. Board of Education of West Bloomfield

Case Details

Full title:LEON "DANNY" DICK-FRIEDMAN, by and through his mother, LINDA FRIEDMAN…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division

Date published: Apr 11, 2006

Citations

Civil Case No. 04-60047 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 11, 2006)