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Troy Beemer v. University of Southern California, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-56573 · judgment March 6, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

When does a modification or alteration to an educational program’s curriculum become a substantial modification and a fundamental alteration for purposes of determining whether that student is “otherwise qualified” for the educational program for purposes of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric Martin Schiffer
Schiffer & Buus, APC

For respondent
Julie Arias Young
YOUNG & ZINN LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 14 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Aug 12 2019
    Reply of petitioner Troy Beemer filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jul 31 2019
    Brief of respondent University of Southern California in opposition filed.
  5. Jun 28 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 1, 2019)