P.R. v. Florida Union Free School District
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:16-cv-09778
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In P.R. v. Florida Union Free School District, Judge Karas granted defendants’ summary-judgment motions, denied plaintiffs’ motion, and left one IDEA claim unresolved.
The plaintiffs lost their cross-motion for summary judgment. BOCES received judgment on all claims against it, and FUFSD received judgment on all claims against it except the IDEA claim, which the court did not resolve in this judgment.
What happened
In P.R. v. Florida Union Free School District, the plaintiffs sued Florida Union Free School District and the Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services over several claims, including a claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The court granted the Board’s motion for summary judgment on all claims against it. It also granted the school district’s motion and entered judgment for the district on all claims except the IDEA claim. The court denied the plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment.
Judge Karas did not enter summary judgment for the school district on the IDEA claim because the district had not moved for summary judgment on that claim. The district must explain in a letter why it is entitled to judgment on that claim, and the plaintiffs may respond.
The detailed version
- P.R. v. Florida Union Free School District · No. 7:16-cv-09778
- Kenneth Karas
- Feb. 4, 2022
Background
The plaintiffs are P.C.R. and A.D.R., individually and as parents and natural guardians on behalf of P.R., and P.R. individually. The defendants are Florida Union Free School District (FUFSD) and Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). The judgment refers to multiple claims, including a claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Motions and Rulings
BOCES moved for summary judgment, which asks the court to resolve claims without a trial when the required facts are not genuinely disputed. The court granted BOCES’s motion and entered judgment for BOCES on all claims against it.
FUFSD also moved for summary judgment. The court granted FUFSD’s motion and entered judgment for FUFSD on all claims against it except the plaintiffs’ IDEA claim against FUFSD. The plaintiffs filed a cross-motion for summary judgment, which the court denied.
IDEA Claim Against FUFSD
The court stated that it agreed with FUFSD’s arguments concerning the plaintiffs’ IDEA claim. However, FUFSD had not moved for summary judgment on that claim, so the court declined to grant summary judgment for FUFSD on its own initiative. The court ordered FUFSD to file a letter within two weeks explaining why it should receive summary judgment on the IDEA claim. The plaintiffs then had two weeks to respond, with no extensions.
Effect of the Judgment
The judgment resolves all claims against BOCES and all claims against FUFSD except the IDEA claim against FUFSD. The text provided does not state a final disposition of that IDEA claim.
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