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J.L. et al. v. Lower Merion School District

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

J.L., et al., CIVIL ACTION

Plaintiffs,

NO. 20-1416-KSM

LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT,

Defendant.

ORDER

AND NOW, this 23rd day of December, 2021, upon consideration of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 64), Defendant’s opposition brief (Doc. No. 66), Plaintiff’s reply brief in further support of its motion (Doc. No. 74), Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 61), Plaintiff’s opposition brief (Doc. No. 68), and Defendant’s reply brief in further support of its motion (Doc. No. 73), it is ORDERED as follows:

1. The STAY put in place in this matter (Doc. No. 81) is hereby LIFTED.

2. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Defendant’s Motion

for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.

3. Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs’ Expert Reports and Related Testimony

Concerning the Spelling to Communicate Methodology (Doc. No. 62) is DENIED AS MOOT.

4. The parties shall participate in a settlement conference with Judge Marilyn Heffley by the end of January 2022, if practicable. IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Karen Spencer Marston

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KAREN SPENCER MARSTON, J

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