DCLG News

Acker v. United States, 2025 WL 1784820 (D. Idaho June 27, 2025) (granting summary judgment on a case alleging design defects and a failure to maintain a federal roadway).

Courtney Wucetich presented on Due Process Proceedings at the annual Idaho Education Law Seminar.

Presenter on an introduction to the basics of 504 and IDEA at the Idaho Association of School Administrators Leadership Conference Blue Jeans Workshop. (2024)

Interviewed by Special Ed Connection and LRP National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities for the...

Presenter on the legal basics of and differences between 504, IDEA, and the ADA, and the role of non-district IEP team members in managing high conflict disputes at the annual in-service training for the Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind. (2024)

Presenter on mediation, negotiations, and relationship preservation in the context of collective bargaining at the Idaho School Board Association annual convention. (2024)

Presenter on how to approach neutrality, role clarification, and set strong boundaries as mediator and facilitator at the annual Idaho...

Presenter on the benefits of mediation and the significance of confidentiality and global releases in educational disputes at the annual Idaho Education Law Seminar. (2024)

Ortiz v. U.S. Dep’t of State, 2023 WL 2023 WL 4407569 (D. Idaho July 7, 2023) (granting motion to dismiss an immigration lawsuit).

Pete Wucetich gave the CLE presentation to the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Idaho State Bar regarding recent developments relating to the discharge of student loan debt (2023).

Presenter on the legal basics of and differences between 504, IDEA, and the ADA at the annual in-service training for the Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind. (2023)

Panel participant at the annual Idaho Department of Education Special Education Conference. (2023) 

Presenter on high conflict management and mediation at the Idaho Department of Education’s Prevention and Support Conference (2023)

Presenter on conflict management in special education disputes at the Idaho Association of School Administrators Leadership Conference Blue Jeans Workshop (2023)

BOISE – Two Treasure Valley men, were sentenced for the unlawful taking of a golden eagle without permission.  According to court...

Day v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., 2022 WL 1689330 (D. Idaho May 25, 2022) (granting motion to dismiss disability discrimination lawsuit).

Gleason v. Bernhardt, 2021 WL 218866 (D. Idaho May 28, 2021) (Granting motion to dismiss in part in an employment discrimination action. Thereafter, the settlement demand dropped from six figures to four and the case settled.).

Alves v. United States, 2021 WL 1218452 (D. Idaho Mar. 31, 2021) (granting motion to dismiss with prejudice in part); 2022 WL 523244 (D. Idaho Feb. 22, 2022) (granting motion for summary judgment in part); & 2022 WL 2105976 (D. Idaho June 10, 2022) (granting Daubert motion in part).

Harper v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, et al., 571 F. Supp. 3d 1147 (D. Idaho 2021) (Granting a motion to dismiss as to multiple causes of action and multiple defendants in a constitutional tort action). An interlocutory appeal was filed as to the one remaining claim. The U.S. Solicitor General approved the interlocutory appeal and the Ninth Circuit reversed resulting in the termination of the case. See 71 F.4th 1181 (2023).

(D. Idaho June 1, 2020) Granting motion for summary judgment in an employment discrimination action.