United States Third Circuit

The district court erred when it concluded that the stay-put rule of section 1415(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act does not apply to a child who is transitioning from an Individualized Family Service Plan to an Individualized Education Program.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/12/2004
• Decided 08/29/2005
• Published 08/29/2005

Judges

• Before McKEE, CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges and BUCKWALTER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David D. Pardini (Argued), Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellants., Janet F. Stotland, (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William C. Andrews, (Argued), Christina Lane, Andrews & Price, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellees., Linda F. Thome, Unites States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, D.C., for Amicus-Appellee.