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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-arlington-school-lawsuits-title-xi-funding-freeze-suspends-bathroom-locker-room-virginia-federal-court-judge-school-court-document-fourth-circuit-appeals-supreme-court

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Was this house counsel or outside counsel that FCPS used to get the case tossed.

Just wasting time and money that could be used for instruction or mold remediation.  SC is going to side with 11th circuit en banc ruling. [/quote]

It was the outside counsel that FCPS paid $U2 million last year lol[/quote]
Are you kidding?

Doing everything over again in the correct venue better be free.

I mean it's not like going to traffic court over an immigration issue but WTF?  Who the heck is the lawyer?  Reid's nephew?[/quote]

What is the correct venue?[/quote]

The case was tossed out because the court in which it was filed (Eastern District of Virginia) found it did not have jurisdiction over the matter.  In other words, it was the wrong court in which to file the complaint.  The ruling was without prejudice and doesn't prevent APS and FCPS from refiling in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which handles disputes over monies owed by the federal government (it's where disputes over government contracts typically are filed) or seeking appeal to the Fourth Circuit.

I assume the lawyers for APS and FCPS knew before filing that there was a good chance the district court would dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction, but thought it was their best shot if they were trying to get an order quickly to compel the federal government to keep the money flowing.  The Eastern District has a longstanding reputation for ruling quickly.

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Shouldn't a law firm as expensive as the one FCPS regularly uses to sue others and to fight special ed parents be at a minimum competent enough to file in the correct court?

Our school board gives them millions of dollars each year.[/quote]

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