Banks v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________________________________ ) Shawn Banks o/b/o D.B., a minor, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 09-990 (RBW) ) District of Columbia, ) ) Defendant. ) ) _______________________________________) ORDER For the reasons that are set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that the plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment DENIED without prejudice. It is further ORDERED that the defendant's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED without prejudice. It is further ORDERED that this case is remanded to the administrative hearing officer to make a determination as to whether the School System’s failure to provide all of the services in D.B.’s Individualized Education Program constituted a denial of a free appropriate public education, and to articulate the reasons for his determination within sixty (60) days of the issuance of this Order. If the hearing officer finds that a violation occurred, he must determine what constitutes an appropriate compensatory education award for D.B. SO ORDERED this 6th day of July, 2010. _____/s/________________ Reggie B. Walton United States District Judge