SELLERS v. SCHOOL BD. OF THE CITY OF MANASSAS, VIRGINIA

C.A.No. 96-1630-A.

960 F.Supp. 1006 (1997)

Kristopher SELLERS, by his parents Alan Sellers and Sherri Sellers and Sherri Sellers, Plaintiffs, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF MANASSAS, VIRGINIA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia.

April 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Dalton, Dalton & Dalton, P.C., Annandale, for Plaintiffs.

Kathleen S. Mehfoud, Hazel & Thomas, P.C., Richmond, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

This is essentially an action for educational malpractice.

An 18-year-old plaintiff whose learning disabilities (LD) were only recently discovered, claims that defendants reasonably should have identified his condition in the fourth grade, not high school. As a result, plaintiff claims that for years defendants have denied him equal access to a "free appropriate public education" in violation of the Individuals...

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