United States First Circuit

In suits where the essence of the claim is one stated under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for denial of free and appropriate public education, monetary recovery is limited to compensatory education and equitable remedies that involve the payment of money, such as reimbursements for educational expenses that would have been borne by defendants in the first instance had they properly developed and implemented an IEP.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/16/2006
• Published 06/16/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, HANSEN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Doraliz E. Ortiz-de-Len, Assistant Solicitor General, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with whom Salvador Antonetti-Stutts, Solicitor General of Puerto Rico, and Mariana D. Negrn-Vargas and Maite D. Oronoz-Rodrguez, Deputy Solicitors General, were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin G. Little on brief for appellees.