Overstreet et al v. Phoenix, City of et al

Filing 62

ORDER granting 37 Motion to Dismiss Counts/Claims; granting 58 Motion for summary adjudication. Signed by Judge David G Campbell on 2/19/2013.(NVO)

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  1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 J.O. a minor, by JEROME and DENISE OVERSTREET, next best friends, No. CIV 12-0125 PHX DGC ORDER 10 Plaintiffs, 11 v. 12 CITY OF PHOENIX, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 On July 9, 2012, Defendants Phoenix Union High School District, Luis Lemus, 16 Craig Pletenik, and Lee Fernwault filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s substantive due 17 process claim. Doc. 37. Defendants argue that the Fourteenth Amendment does not 18 protect public education as a substantive fundamental right. Id. Defendants cite Plyler v. 19 Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 221 (1892) (“Public education is not a ‘right’ granted to individuals 20 by the Constitution.”), and San Antonio Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1, 35 21 (1973) (“[e]ducation . . . is not among the rights afforded explicit protection under our 22 Federal Constitution.”), to support their claim. Id. 23 Plaintiff, who is represented by counsel, did not file a response to Defendants’ 24 motion. When a party does not serve and file a required answering memoranda, Local 25 Rule 7.2(i) permits the Court to dispose of the motion summarily. Moreover, it appears 26 that Defendants’ arguments are well taken. 27 28     1 2 3 4 5 6 IT IS ORDERED: 1. Defendants’ motion to dismiss counts/claims: third claim (Doc. 37) is granted. The third (substantive due process) claim for relief is hereby dismissed with prejudice. 2. Defendants’ motion for summary adjudication (Doc. 58) is granted. Dated this 19th day of February, 2013. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ‐ 2 ‐ 

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