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Case 1:04-cv-00920-KAJ Document 43-2 Filed 03/14/2006 Page Ptagaf; 40 ot`33
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Not Reported in F.Supp,2d, 2002 WL I332S54 (E.D.Pa.)
(Cite as: 2002 WL l83285~l (E,D.Pa.))
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I401(l9).
Parent of special needs child filed separate suits
against ·-=-i_»..;;€_;__ 5;,-_;;-tse ;g: _ ‘laims under [4] Federal Courts @38
Individual Act (IDEA) I7·'0Bk8 Most Cited Cases
on behalf seeking both Federal district court has no jurisdiction over a
'“°“€¥ da and ¢12,¤t¤>t Child Custody matter, which is purely a state tau-
County ig? ices (CYS) issue.
seeking, inter alia, custody of both his daughters.
Defendants moved to dismiss complaints. The [Sl Courts @**509
District Court, DuBois, J., held that: (I) parent I06k509 Most Cited Cases
could not bring suit on his own behalf trader IDEA; Rooker-Fe/r/mrxrt doctrine prevents a federal court
(2) parent was neither a lawyer nor the legal from exercising r`§ i_§f;‘.‘?;j`—
custodian of his daughters and could not bring suits the federal plaintitf the
on their behalf; and (3) custody matter was purely court must determine that a state court judgment
state issue and Root'te·r·-.I-`ee/4/r·rirrtr doctrine barred was erroneously entered or must take action that
consideration of request to reverse state custody would renderthatjudgmentineltectual.
decree.
MEMORANDUM
Motions granted.
JAN E. DuBOlS, Judge.
West Headnotcs
I. INTROD UCTION
{I] Schools *9-T·‘l55.5(2.l) *l Presently before the Court are Motions to
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Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2002 WL 1832854 (E.D.Pa.)
(Cite as: 2002 WL 183285-I (E.D.Pa.))
related l cases. Plaintiff Matthew Carpenter, Dist. Elem. Unit, No. 0l-6270, 2001 WL l667566
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party in interest is Penn Delco School _ __ _ { _
Dist]-icr In his forth an exhaustive
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Plaintiff has two daughters, Shannon and Tiffany and §_¥@,§, == `=`-¥ regulations.
Carpenter. Kathy Kleiner, the mother of the _' J_: " t `''*
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C0unty's areas ameri March 2, 2001, and seeks; i_‘|_j_"*f j',*;I_;j-'E· f_,._ ,_m;.__;_1F?-- .QT;'_·
November 30, 2001. Both of plaintiffs Complaints "wrap °' '-_1__' jL_ L? -" t
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Not Reported in F.Supp.2d page ,4
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- 2:02Cv00625 (Docket) (Feb. 06, 2002)
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th t Penn Delco School •2:0lC\i06270 (Docket) (Dec. l2, 2001)
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