S-1 v. SPANGLER

No. 87-2521.

832 F.2d 294 (1987)

S-1 and S-2, By and Through their parents and Guardians Ad Litem; P-1 and P-2; P-1 and P-2, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. C.D. SPANGLER, Jr., Chairman, State Board of Education of North Carolina; The State Board of Education of North Carolina; C.D. Heidgerd, Hearing Officer, Asheboro City Board of Education, Defendants-Appellants, and The Asheboro City Board of Education; Mary Smitherman, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin Marion Speas, Jr., Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. (Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen., Laura E. Crumpler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kaye R. Webb, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, N.C., on brief), for defendants-appellants.

David B. Puryear, Jr. (A. Frank Johns, Booth, Harrington, Johns & Campbell, Greensboro, N.C., on brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, ERVIN, and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.


JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

This § 1983 action by parents of handicapped children challenges the North Carolina State Board of Education's refusal to allow hearing officers appointed under the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., to award tuition reimbursement as a remedy for violations of the Act. Because the underlying controversy has now been mooted by events, we vacate the district court's order and remand to that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases