Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number 36. Judges Opinion by Chief Judge LIPPMAN. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. IN THE MATTER OF MADELINE ACOSTA, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Appellants. Opinion by Chief Judge LIPPMAN. Order modified, without costs, by granting the motion of Cooke Center for Learning and Development to dismiss the petition as against it, and, as so modified, affirmed. Certified question answered in the negative.