| No. 15-827 | |
| Title: | Endrew F., a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Next Friends, Joseph F. and Jennifer F., Petitioner v. Douglas County School District RE-1 |
| Docketed: | December 24, 2015 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (14-1417) |
| Decision Date: | August 25, 2015 |
| Rehearing Denied: | September 24, 2015 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Dec 22 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 25, 2016) |
| Jan 25 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Autism Speaks and The Public Interest Law Center filed. |
| Feb 10 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 26, 2016. |
| Feb 22 2016 | Response Requested.(Due March 23, 2016) |
| Mar 09 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 15, 2016. |
| Apr 15 2016 | Brief of respondent Douglas County School District RE-1 in opposition filed. |
| May 02 2016 | Reply of petitioner Endrew F., a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Next Friends, Joseph F. and Jennifer F. filed. |
| May 03 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2016. |
| May 23 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2016. |
| May 31 2016 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Aug 18 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Sep 06 2016 | Supplemental brief of respondent Douglas County School District RE-1 filed. |
| Sep 07 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016. |
| Sep 29 2016 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 08 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Brief of petitioner Endrew F., a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Next Friends, Joseph F. and Jennifer F. filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Nov 14 2016 | Supplemental Joint appendix filed. |
| Nov 15 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent. |
| Nov 17 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of State Directors of Special Education, in support of neither party filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of 118 Members of Congress filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Advocates for Children of New York, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of the U.S. Department of Education filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of National Disability Rights Network, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Organizations, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of National Education Association filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Delaware, et al. filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, et al. filed. |
| Dec 05 2016 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. |
| Dec 07 2016 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit. |
| Dec 07 2016 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit. The record is located on PACER, with the exception of the pleadings enclosed in one box. |
| Dec 12 2016 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 14 2016 | Brief of respondent Douglas County School District RE-1 filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Council of the Great City Schools filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Colorado State Board of Education and Colorado Department of Education filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 28 2016 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Dec 30 2016 | Reply of petitioner Endrew F., a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Next Friends, Joseph F. and Jennifer F. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 11 2017 | Argued. For petitioners Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.; and Irv Gornstein, Counselor to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. |
| Mar 22 2017 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Apr 24 2017 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Jack D. Robinson Counsel of Record | Spies Powers & Robinson, P.C. Cherry Tower 950 South Cherry St., Suite 700 Denver, CO 80246 robinson@sprlaw.net | (303) 830-7090 |
| Party name: Endrew F., a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Next Friends, Joseph F. and Jennifer F. | ||
| Jeffrey L. Fisher | Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 jlfisher@law.stanford.edu | (650) 724-7081 |
| Party name: Endrew F., a Minor, By and Through His Parents and Next Friends, Joseph F. and Jennifer F. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Neal Kumar Katyal Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com | (202) 637-5600 |
| Party name: Douglas County School District RE-1 | ||
| Robert Sherman Ross Jr. | Douglas County School District 620 Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 robert.ross@dcsdk12.org | (303) 387-0275 |
| Party name: Douglas County School District RE-1 | ||
| W. Stuart Stuller | Caplan and Earnest LLC 1800 Broadway, Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80302 | (303) 443-8010 |
| Party name: Douglas County School District RE-1 | ||
| Other | ||
| Selene Almazan-Altobelli | Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates P.O. Box 6767 Towson, MD 21285 selene@copaa.org | (844) 426-7224 |
| Party name: Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, et al. | ||
| William P. Bethke | Kutz & Bethke LLC 363 S. Harlan Street Suite 104 Lakewood, CO 80226 wpbethke@lawkb.com | (303) 922-2003 |
| Party name: National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, et al. | ||
| John W. Borkowski | Husch Blackwell, LLP 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60606 john.borkowski@huschblackwell.com | (312) 655-1500 |
| Party name: The Council of the Great City Schools | ||
| Andrew K. Cuddy | Cuddy Law Firm, P.C. 5693 South Street Road Auburn, NY 13021 acuddy@cuddylawfirm.com | (315) 370-4020 |
| Party name: The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, et al. | ||
| Patricia Davis | Delaware Department of Justice 820 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 PatriciaA.Davis@state.de.us. | (302) 577-8400 |
| Party name: Delaware, et al. | ||
| Ruthanne M. Deutsch | Deutsch Hunt, PLLC 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 rdeutsch@deutschhunt.com | (202) 868-6915 |
| Party name: AASA, The School Superintendents Association, et al. | ||
| Irv Gornstein | Counselor to the Solicitor General Department of Justice Washington, DC null | (202) 514-2201 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Marc A. Hearron | Morrison & Forester LLP 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 6000 Washington, DC 20006 MHearron@mofo.com | (202)-778-1663 |
| Party name: National Disability Rights Network, et al. | ||
| Matthew S. Hellman | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., N.W, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 mhellman@jenner.com | (202) 639-6861 |
| Party name: 118 Members of Congress | ||
| Stephen A. Miller | Cozen O'Connor One Liberty Place 1650 Market Street, Suite 2800 Philadelphia, PA 19103 samiller@cozen.com | (215) 665-4736 |
| Party name: National Association of State Directors of Special Education, in support of neither party | ||
| Francisco M. Negron Jr. | General Counsel National School Boards Association 1680 Duke Street, FL 2 Alexandria, VA 22314 fnegron@nsba.org | (703) 838-6722 |
| Party name: National School Boards Association, et al. | ||
| Alice M. O'Brien | National Education Association 1201 16th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 aobrien@nea.org | (202) 822-7035 |
| Party name: The National Education Association | ||
| Aaron M. Panner | Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036-3215 apanner@kellogghansen.com | (202) 326-7900 |
| Party name: Former Officials of the U.S. Department of Education | ||
| Alan E. Schoenfeld | Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich St. New York, NY 10007 alan.schoenfeld@wilmerhale.com | (212) 937-7518 |
| Party name: Advocates for Children of New York, et al. | ||
| Jeffrey B. Wall | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | (202) 514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Gregory J. Wallance | Kaye Scholer LLP 250 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019 gregory.wallance@kayescholer.com | (212) 836-8000 |
| Party name: Autism Speaks and The Public Interest Law Center | ||
| Frederick R. Yarger | Solicitor General Colorado Judicial Center 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, CO 80203 fred.yarger@coag.gov | (720) 508-6168 |
| Party name: Colorado State Board of Education and Colorado Department of Education | ||