United States Second Circuit
T.Y. v. N.Y. City Dep't of Educ., 08-3527
In an action for tuition reimbursement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), summary judgment for defendant department of education is affirmed where: 1) because the IDEA does not require that an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) name a specific school placement, plaintiff-child's IEP was not procedurally deficient; and 2) there was substantial evidence in the record that the IEP provided significant benefits to plaintiff in addressing his problematic behaviors.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/09/2009
- Published 10/09/2009
Judges
- BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Circuit Judge:, Before B.D. PARKER, WESLEY, Circuit Judges, CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
Court
- United States Second Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Gary S. Mayerson (Tracy Spencer Walsh, on the brief), Mayerson & Associates, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Suzanne K. Colt, Assistant Corporation Counsel (Pamela Seider Dolgow, Andrew J. Rauchberg, Karyn R. Thompson, of Counsel, on the brief), for Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee.