HESTER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 06-7102.

505 F.3d 1283 (2007)

Antonio HESTER and Dale Williams, Father of Antonio Hester, Appellees v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary T. Connelly, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Linda J. Singer, Attorney General, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, and Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Solicitor General.

Emmanuel Nwazuo Agbara, Student Counsel, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Joseph B. Tulman.

Before: ROGERS and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

In April 2001, Antonio Hester pled guilty in a Maryland court to two criminal offenses. He was sentenced to incarceration in a Maryland prison. At the time, Hester was a 17-year-old D.C. public school student receiving special education services from the District of Columbia under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. After the Maryland criminal proceedings...

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