Opinion ID: 3050780
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Affirmatively Requested Relief

Text: [5] Ms. Levina also is not “aggrieved” under the IDEA because she did not affirmatively request relief. “A party is . . . ‘aggrieved’ . . . where relief requested in satisfaction of [the IDEA] is denied.” Diatta, 319 F. Supp. 2d at 63 (citations omitted). The School District filed the request for an administrative hearing, and Ms. Levina did not file any claims against the School District or otherwise affirmatively request relief. Ms. Levina argues that a procedural ruling can render a party aggrieved because it effectively denies relief the party could have otherwise received. However, when the Hearing Officer dismissed the matter without prejudice, it merely restored the status quo. Therefore, in this case, Ms. Levina was not aggrieved by the Hearing Officer’s decision.