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Mr. P., et ux., Individually and as Next Friends of M. P. v. West Hartford Board of Education

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 16-3618-cv · judgment March 23, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 9, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Are students with mental health needs entitled to the same standard of FAPE as other disability categories?

For petitioner
Courtney P. Spencer
The Law Office of Courtney P. Spencer, LLC

For respondent
Patrick Michael Fahey
Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Oct 09 2018
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Sep 12 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
Sep 07 2018
Reply of petitioners Mr. P., et ux. filed.
Aug 24 2018
Brief of respondent West Hartford Board of Education in opposition filed.
Jul 17 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 24, 2018.
Jul 12 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2018 to August 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 21 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2018)