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Litigation
Jose P. v. Mills
Jose P. v. Mills
Jose P. was filed by a group of New York City school children with disabilities over three decades ago to force the Department of Education to obey federal laws that require appropriate evaluation, placement and services be provided to all students with disabilities. In 1979, a judgment was issued directing a variety of relief measures. Numerous subsequent orders and so-ordered stipulations have been issued since 1979.
The case is filed in federal court for the Eastern District of New York. Co-counsel on the case are Roger Maldonado of Balber Pickard Battistoni Maldonado & Van Der Tuin, PC and Chip Gray, Esq. Along with co-counsel, AFC continues to monitor implementation of the Jose P. judgment and orders.
Associated Documents:
Jose P Complaint [PDF], February 1979
Jose P Judgment [PDF], December 1979
Jose P Consolidated Judgment [PDF], February 1980
Jose P January Plan [PDF], November 1980
Jose P Order [PDF], July 1982
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], June 1983
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], July 1988
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], January 1989
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], August 1990
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], June 1991
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], February 1992
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], March 1992
Jose P Letter [PDF], July 1992
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], September 1992
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], February 1993
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], November 2000
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], June 2002
Jose P Stipulation Amendment [PDF], June 2002
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], May 2003
Jose P Stipulation [PDF], October 2003