OLLIER v. SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DIST.

No. 12-56348.

768 F.3d 843 (2014)

Veronica OLLIER; Naudia Rangel, by her next friends Steve and Carmen Rangel; Maritza Rangel, by her next friends Steve and Carmen Rangel; Amanda Hernandez, by her next friend Armando Hernandez; Arianna Hernandez, by her next friend Armando Hernandez, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT; Arlie N. Ricasa; Pearl Quinones; Jim Cartmill; Jaime Mercado; Greg R. Sandoval; Jesus M. Gandara; Earl Weins; Russell Moore, in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul V. Carelli, IV (argued), Daniel R. Shinoff , and Patrice M. Coady , Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz, APC, San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Elizabeth Kristen (argued), Robert Borton , and Kim Turner , Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center, San Francisco, CA; Vicky L. Barker and Cacilia Kim , California Women's Law Center, Los Angeles, CA; Joanna S. McCallum and Erin Witkow , Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Erin H. Flynn (argued), United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section; Philip H. Rosenfelt , Deputy General Counsel; Thomas E. Perez , Assistant Attorney General; Vanessa Santos , United States Department of Education Office of the General Counsel; Dennis J. Dimsey and Holly A. Thomas , United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Fatima Goss Graves , Neena K. Chaudhry , and Valarie Hogan , National Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C.; Lauren B. Fletcher and Anant K. Saraswat , Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP, Boston, MA; Megan Barbero , Dina B. Mishra , and Brittany Blueitt Amadi , Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae National Women's Law Center, et al.

Kristen Galles , Equity Legal, Alexandria, VA; Nancy Hogshead-Makar , Women's Sports Foundation, Jacksonville, FL, for Amicus Curiae Women's Sports Foundation, et al.

Before: RONALD M. GOULD and N.R. Smith, Circuit Judges, and MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., CHIEF DISTRICT Judge.


OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-Appellants Sweetwater Union High School District and eight of its administrators and board members (collectively "Sweetwater") appeal the district court's grant of declaratory and injunctive relief to Plaintiffs-Appellees Veronica Ollier, Naudia Rangel, Maritza Rangel, Amanda Hernandez, and Arianna Hernandez (collectively "Plaintiffs") on Title IX claims alleging (1) unequal treatment and benefits in athletic programs...

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