M.B. v. New York City Department of Education
M.B., individually and on behalf of K.B., a child with a disability v. New York City Department of Education
- John Cronan
- 1:22-cv-06405
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In M.B. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Cronan ordered a joint update after an appeal was remanded.
M.B. and the New York City Department of Education must jointly file a status letter describing their views on the next steps in the case by December 8, 2025.
What happened
M.B. v. New York City Department of Education concerns an appeal from a judgment issued on March 30, 2024. The Second Circuit sent the appeal back to the District Court for further proceedings after a related appellate decision.
The parties did not tell the District Court that the Second Circuit had issued that decision on July 24, 2025. The court ordered them to file a joint letter by December 8, 2025, explaining their views on what should happen next.
Judge John P. Cronan issued this order. It addressed case management and next steps, not the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- M.B. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:22-cv-06405
- John Cronan
- Dec. 1, 2025
Background
M.B. appealed the Court’s March 30, 2024 judgment on April 1, 2024. On April 18, 2024, the Second Circuit sent the appeal back to the District Court so further proceedings could occur after the Second Circuit decided a related case.
On April 29, 2024, the District Court directed the parties to provide a joint status update within two weeks after the Second Circuit’s decision in that related case. The Second Circuit issued its decision on July 24, 2025, but the parties did not update the District Court.
Order
The Court ordered the parties to file a joint status letter no later than December 8, 2025. The letter must describe the parties’ views on the next steps in the case.
Result and classification
The order is a procedural case-management ruling. It does not decide the merits of M.B.’s dispute with the New York City Department of Education.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.