Ibrahim Alzandani, et al v. Hamtramck Public Schools, et al
| IBRAHIM ALZANDANI, Y.A., a Minor by Next Friend Ibrahim Alzandani, W.A., a Minor by Next Friend Nadhem Alnajar and A.M., a Minor by Next Friend Abraham Muzib |
| HAMTRAMCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS and WAYNE COUNTY REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY |
| 25-1601 |
| July 3, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Civil Rights: Education |
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 Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Public Schools
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| Filing 27 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Mr. Kassem M. Dakhlallah for Appellees A.M., W.A. and Y.A. in 25-1601, Attorney Mr. Kassem M. Dakhlallah for Appellees Y.A., W.A. and A.M. in 25-1602, 25-1603. Certificate of Service: 12/29/2025. [25-1601, 25-1602, 25-1603] (KMD) [Entered: 12/29/2025 09:59 AM] |
| Filing 26 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Ms. Kathleen Ann Halloran for Appellant Michigan Department of Education in 25-1602. Certificate of Service: 12/23/2025. [25-1602, 25-1601, 25-1603] (KAH) [Entered: 12/23/2025 07:41 AM] |
| Filing 25 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Mr. Robert A. Dietzel for Appellant Hamtramck Public Schools in 25-1603. Certificate of Service: 12/22/2025. [25-1601, 25-1602, 25-1603] (RAD) [Entered: 12/22/2025 03:28 PM] |
| Filing 24 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Mr. Stephen J. van Stempvoort for Appellant Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency in 25-1601. Certificate of Service: 12/19/2025. [25-1601, 25-1602, 25-1603] (SJv) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:39 PM] |
| Filing 23 VIDEO ARGUMENT SCHEDULED for 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. [25-1601, 25-1602, 25-1603] (RLJ) [Entered: 12/15/2025 01:49 PM] |
| Filing 22 REPLY BRIEF filed by Attorney Mr. Stephen J. van Stempvoort for Appellant Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency in 25-1601. Certificate of Service: 11/24/2025. [25-1601]--[Edited 12/04/2025 by SSS] (SJv) [Entered: 11/24/2025 01:10 PM] |
| Filing 21 ***LOCKED AS DEFECTIVE-Document must be refiled only in 25-1602, under the correct docketing event in compliance with the rules***REPLY filed by Ms. Kathleen Ann Halloran for Michigan Department of Education in 25-1602 regarding Defendant-Appellant MDE's Reply Brief Certificate of Service: 11/21/2025. [25-1602, 25-1601, 25-1603]--[Edited 11/21/2025 by SSS] (KAH) [Entered: 11/21/2025 10:36 AM] |
Filing 20
ORDER filed to consolidate for submission the following cases: 25-1601, 25-1602 and 25-1603. [25-1601, 25-1602, 25-1603] (SSS) [Entered: 11/05/2025 03:01 PM]
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| Filing 19 APPELLEE BRIEF filed by Mr. Tarik David Turfe for A.M., W.A. and Y.A.. Certificate of Service: 11/03/2025. Argument Request: requested. [25-1601] (TDT) [Entered: 11/03/2025 11:22 PM] |
| Filing 18 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees A.M., W.A., Y.A. and Ibrahim Alzandani by Tarik D. Turfe. Certificate of Service: 10/24/2025. [25-1601] (TDT) [Entered: 10/24/2025 10:15 AM] |
| Filing 17 LETTER filed by Mr. Stephen J. van Stempvoort for Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency communicating dates of unavailability for oral argument: October 15 through 27, 2025; December 22 through 24, 2025; February 12 through 16, 2026; April 3 through 10, 2026; May 20 through 21, 2026. Certificate of Service: 10/02/2025. [25-1601] (SJv) [Entered: 10/02/2025 11:04 AM] |
| Filing 16 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Mr. Stephen J. van Stempvoort for Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency. Certificate of Service: 10/02/2025. Argument Request: requested. [25-1601] (SJv) [Entered: 10/02/2025 11:01 AM] |
| Filing 15 RULING LETTER SENT resetting briefing schedule: appellant brief now due 10/02/2025, appellee brief now due 11/03/2025. (ASM) [Entered: 08/22/2025 04:12 PM] |
| Filing 14 MOTION filed by Mr. Stephen J. van Stempvoort for Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 08/22/2025. [25-1601] (SJv) [Entered: 08/22/2025 01:34 PM] |
| Filing 13 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 09/02/2025; appellee brief due 10/02/2025. (SSS) [Entered: 07/22/2025 08:17 AM] |
| Filing 12 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - no hearings held in District Court. Filed by Mr. Stephen J. van Stempvoort for Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency. Certificate of Service: 07/21/2025. [25-1601] (SJv) [Entered: 07/21/2025 05:28 PM] |
| Filing 11 NOTICE: The initial transcript order has not been completed. If not completed by 07/24/2025 further action will be taken. (SSS) [Entered: 07/21/2025 02:17 PM] |
| Filing 10 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Kassem M. Dakhlallah ; A.M., W.A. and Y.A. makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 07/17/2025. [25-1601] (KMD) [Entered: 07/17/2025 11:48 AM] |
| Filing 9 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees A.M., W.A., Y.A. and Ibrahim Alzandani by Kassem M. Dakhlallah. Certificate of Service: 07/17/2025. [25-1601] (KMD) [Entered: 07/17/2025 11:44 AM] |
| Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Stephen J. van Stempvoort ; Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No. Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-1601] (SJv) [Entered: 07/14/2025 03:23 PM] |
| Filing 7 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Stephen J. van Stempvoort for Appellant Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? Yes ; Case Name: Alzandani v MDE, et al. , Citation: 24-1855 ; Was this case mediated through the court's program: Yes ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Y.A., W.A. and A.M. ; Issues: (1) Whether IDEA's mandatory administrative exhaustion requirement is subject to a futility exception; (2) whether, if so, the plaintiffs are excused from exhaustion due to a systemic exception to the exhaustion requirement; and (3) whether the plaintiffs' class action complaint sufficiently pleaded a viable claim against Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency. . Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-1601] (SJv) [Entered: 07/14/2025 03:20 PM] |
| Filing 6 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency by Stephen J. van Stempvoort. Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-1601] (SJv) [Entered: 07/14/2025 03:14 PM] |
| Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency by Kevin T. Sutton. Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-1601] (KTS) [Entered: 07/14/2025 03:12 PM] |
| Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency by Brandon S. Corcoran. Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-1601] (BSC) [Entered: 07/14/2025 03:10 PM] |
| Filing 3 Update fee status change to paid. (SSS) [Entered: 07/08/2025 10:49 AM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency. Transcript needed: y. (SSS) [Entered: 07/03/2025 10:53 AM] |
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