UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
C.B., by and through his parents, C.B. and J.B. and : C.B. and J.B., individually and in their own right, : Plaintiffs, :
v. : No. 5:24-cv-0844
NAZARETH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, : Defendant. :
ORDER AND NOW, this 6th day of January, 2025, upon consideration of Plaintiffs’ and
Defendant’s Cross Motions for Judgment on the Administrative Record, see ECF Nos. 16, 17,
and for the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this date, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
THAT:
1. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record, see ECF No. 17, is
GRANTED;
2. Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record, see ECF No. 16,
is DENIED;
3. The decision of Independent Hearing Officer Cathy Skidmore, Esq., dated
November 30, 2023, to award compensatory education to C.B based on a denial of an FAPE is
AFFIRMED;
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4. Within thirty days of the entry of this order, Plaintiffs SHALL submit a motion to
determine attorney’s fees and costs.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR. United States District Judge
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