GUCKENBERGER v. BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Civil Action No. 96-11426-PBS.

957 F.Supp. 306 (1997)

Elizabeth GUCKENBERGER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BOSTON UNIVERSITY; and Jon Westling, John Silber and Craig Klafter, in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

January 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Laski, Newton, MA, Sidney Wolinsky, Sid Wolinsky, Guy B. Wallace, Laurence W. Paradis, Disability Rights Advocates, Oakland, CA, William J. Hunt, William F. Ahern, Jr., Henry W. Clark, Clark, Hunt & Embry, Cambridge, MA, for Plaintiffs.

Lawrence S. Elswit, Office of General Counsel, Boston, MA, Michael B. Rosen, Office of General Counsel Boston University, Alan D. Rose, Alden D. Rose, Jr., Rose & Associates, Boston, MA, Erika Geetter, Boston University Office of General Counsel, for Boston University.

Lawrence S. Elswit, Office of General Counsel, Boston, MA, Michael B. Rosen, Office of General Counsel Boston University, Alan D. Rose, Alden D. Rose, Jr., Rose & Associates, Boston, MA, for Jon Westling, Craig Klafter.

Dale C. Kerester, Jager, Smith, Stetler & Arata, Boston, MA, for Loring Brinkerhoff.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a proposed class action challenging the new policy adopted by defendant Boston University ("BU") to evaluate the requests of its students to accommodate their learning disabilities.1 The plaintiffs — ten students with learning disabilities and four organizations2

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