United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to prove the New York State Education Department's noncompliance with the IDEA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/19/2004
• Published 10/19/2004

Judges

• WESLEY, Circuit Judge., Before:  POOLER, SOTOMAYOR, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lewis M. Wasserman, Wasserman Steen LLP, (Pamela L. Steen, on the brief), Patchogue, New York, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Melanie L. Oxhorn, Assistant Solicitor General of the State of New York, (Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, Michael S. Belohlavek, Deputy Solicitor General), New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees.