Hampton School District v. Dobrowolski’s Empirical Analysis
976 F.2d 48 · 1992
Citation profile
25 federal appellate · 21 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 62 later decisions — most recently October 2023 · most notably Carlisle Area School v. Scott P. ex rel. Bess P. (1995), Lenn v. Portland School Committee (1993)
25 federal appellate · 21 district · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 20 U.S.C. § 1400 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975) · 20 U.S.C. § 1401 · 20 U.S.C. § 1412 · 20 U.S.C. § 1414 · 20 U.S.C. § 1415 · 28 U.S.C. § 2111
Relies on Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District Bd of Ed Westchester County v. Rowley · School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education · California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · Town of Burlington v. Department of Education · Roland M. v. Concord School Committee
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[N]ot every procedural irregularity gives rise to liability under the IDEA. Nevertheless, procedural inadequacies [that have] compromised the pupil's right to an appropriate education ... or caused a deprivation of educational benefits are the stuff of successful IDEA actions.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage“The burden of proof at trial was on the school district as the party challenging the hearing officer's decision.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“MThile the court must recognize the expertise of an administrative agency, as well as that of school officials, and consider carefully administrative findings, the precise degree of deference due such findings is ultimately left to the discretion of the trial court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.