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· 12/23/1996

Rebecca Hoekstra, by and Through Her Parents, John and Sandra Hoekstra v. Independent School District, No. 283

Citations

  • 103 F.3d 624
  • 7 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1469
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 33334
  • 1996 WL 731892

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “enforcement remedies, procedures and rights under Title II of the ADA are the same as under § 504”
  • applying the bad faith or gross misjudgment standard to district’s failure to provide a disabled student access to an elevator
  • “[E]nforcement remedies, procedures and rights under Title II of the ADA are the same as under § 504].}’
  • successful ADA claim in context of educational services requires showing of gross misjudgment or bad faith
  • Plaintiffs seeking damages under § 1983 for alleged deprivation of their daughter’s right to a free appropriate public education under the IDEA failed to state a claim under the IDEA, and thus failed to state a claim under § 1983.

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Judges: Beam, Lay, Loken

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