Talley v. Aviles-Ramos

Background

The plaintiffs and defendants jointly asked the court to change the case schedule. The case is an appeal of an administrative decision from the Office of State Review concerning whether Student A.C.T. received a free appropriate public education, or FAPE, during the 2023–2024 school year. The parties disagreed about whether A.C.T. received a FAPE.

The parties told the court that an initial pretrial conference and mediation were unnecessary. They proposed relying on the certified administrative record, with no formal discovery, and resolving the case through motions for summary judgment. The plaintiffs were waiting to receive that record and expected it by May 5, 2025.

Requests and Proposed Schedule

The parties asked the court to adjourn the initial pretrial conference scheduled for April 30, 2025, and to adopt their proposed case-management plan and briefing schedule. The proposed schedule called for:

- Plaintiffs’ summary-judgment motion on June 3, 2025; - Defendants’ opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment on July 1, 2025; - Plaintiffs’ opposition and further reply on July 22, 2025; and - Defendants’ reply on August 12, 2025.

The parties also jointly asked the court to waive Local Rule 56.1 statements because the motions would be based solely on the administrative record.

Ruling

The court granted the requests. It adjourned the April 30 initial pretrial conference without setting a new date, adopted the proposed one-time schedule governing the proceeding, and relieved the parties of the responsibility to submit Local Rule 56.1 statements.

The order did not decide the underlying FAPE dispute or determine whether Student A.C.T. received a free appropriate public education. It addressed case management and briefing procedures only. Judge Lewis J. Liman entered the order.