MULLER v. COM. ON SP. EDUC. OF E. ISLIP SCH. DIST.

No. 97-7201.

145 F.3d 95 (1998)

Henry MULLER, on Behalf of Treena MULLER, a minor, and Catherine Muller, on Behalf of Treena Muller, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION OF the EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT and Board of Education of the East Islip Union Free School District, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Deffet, Long Island Advocacy Center, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Christopher Venator, Ingerman Smith, L.L.P., Northport, NY, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before: KEARSE and CABRANES, Circuit Judges, and CHIN, District Judge.


CHIN, District Judge.

The principal issue in this case is whether Treena Muller ("Treena"), a minor, qualified for benefits under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (the "IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (1994) (amended 1997),1 as a child with a "serious emotional disturbance." Defendants-appellants Committee on Special Education of the East Islip Union Free School District...

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