15-day resolution meeting
The resolution meeting date is verified to fall no later than 15 days after the due process complaint notice, computed deterministically — never estimated.
The most rigorous IDEA defense-file engine a school district can retain.
DueFile assembles a hearing-ready defense file — IEP/service-history timeline, FAPE/procedural-compliance gap analysis, evidence exhibit index, witness list, drafted response, and settlement-exposure memo — checked against the letter of 34 CFR §300.510-300.515 and applicable case law before a licensed attorney of record releases it.
Every subsection of 34 CFR §300.510-300.515Five defense-file elements, gate-checkedIEP · evaluation · service-log · correspondence timelineAttorney review on every file5-business-day SLA
Why files fail
A single missing element can lose the case before the hearing.
A school district's special-education due-process defense is only as strong as the file behind it. Miss a required IEP timeline element, skip a procedural-compliance flag, mis-time the 15-day resolution meeting, or fail to map a service gap against the FAPE standard — and the district can face liability, settlement pressure, or an adverse hearing decision.
Most districts run this by hand, from memory, once or twice a year. The regulations have not been read end-to-end since the last time it mattered. That is exactly where completeness gaps hide.
DueFile exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
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missing defense-file elements is enough to jeopardize a case
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of the regulation — subsection by subsection.
We do not summarize the law and hope. Every file is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of 34 CFR §300.510-300.515 and applicable IDEA case law. These are the provisions each file is held to.
30-day resolution period
The resolution period is verified to run 30 days from the complaint notice, with the hearing timeline adjusted accordingly.
45-day hearing decision
The hearing decision deadline is verified to fall no later than 45 days after the end of the resolution period, computed deterministically.
FAPE standard
The file includes a FAPE analysis mapping the student's IEP and progress against the 'appropriately ambitious' standard, with case-law citations.
Procedural safeguards notice
A procedural-compliance checklist verifies that the district's procedural safeguards notice was provided at each relevant trigger point.
Due process complaint elements
The drafted response addresses each element of the complaint: student name, issue description, proposed resolution, and factual basis.
How a file is built
Intake to attorney release, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A licensed attorney of record signs every release. That order is never reversed.
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Gap Scan
Upload the redacted student record set. We return a free completeness read: which statutory elements and timeline items you already have, and which are missing.
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Record ingestion & timeline
As your authorized clerical agent, we parse IEPs, evaluations, service logs, correspondence, and attendance records into a chronological timeline, corroborated across sources.
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Grounded drafting
The five defense-file elements are drafted from your validated data and the §300 rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
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Deterministic completeness gates
Timeline dates reconcile to the statutory clock to the day; the FAPE analysis is checked against the Endrew F. standard; the procedural-compliance checklist is resolved. Any failure blocks release.
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Attorney review
A licensed special-education defense attorney reviews the exception queue and signs the release. High-value or complex cases route to senior counsel review first.
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Delivery
You receive the file: timeline, gap analysis, exhibit index, witness list, drafted response, settlement-exposure memo, and statutory calendar — ready for the attorney of record to review, correct, and file.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
Attorney-reviewed
No file ships without a licensed attorney signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to released file.
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Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard file library.
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Record-source types
IEP · evaluation · service log · correspondence, every applicable file.
Why DueFile
Built to be the most thorough option a district has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every statutory element and timeline item accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a regulatory requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run searches as your clerical agent. We never contact the parent, give legal advice, or represent the district at hearing.
Engagement
Flat fee, per released file. No hourly billing, ever.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with a documentation standard — not a cut of any settlement or recovery.
- A free Gap Scan before you commit — see exactly what is missing.
- One flat fee per released Defense File; disclosed pass-through search fees (if any).
- Optional fixed-fee senior attorney review for high-value or complex cases.
- Optional Hearing Continuity Add-on for the hearing-day exhibits and witness preparation materials, pre-dated to your statutory timeline.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is DueFile a law firm?
No. DueFile, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent you in any legal matter. Attorney review is available and recommended for all cases.
Do you contact the parent or negotiate the dispute?
Never. DueFile is not a debt collector and does not contact parents or other parties. The district and its attorney of record remain responsible for all communications and representation.
What makes a file 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by the regulations: the five defense-file elements present, the 15/30/45-day statutory clock verified, the FAPE and procedural-compliance analyses resolved or exception-coded, and the record timeline corroborated. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to an attorney-reviewed file. The free Gap Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what is still needed.
How are you priced?
A flat fee per released file, plus disclosed pass-through costs (if any). No hourly billing and no percentage of any settlement or recovery.
See what's missing before it costs you a case.
Start with a free Gap Scan. Send your redacted student record set and we'll return a completeness read against every subsection of 34 CFR §300.510-300.515.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the district's attorney of record files every document.