D.A. EX REL. LATASHA A. v. HOUSTON INDEP. SCHOOL

No. 09-20551.

629 F.3d 450 (2010)

D.A., by next friend and individually; LATASHA A., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; Celestina Martinez; Sharon Colvin, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rabeea Sultan (argued), Sultan Law Firm, Robert N. Collier (argued), Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jeffrey L. Rogers (argued), Amy Joyce Cummings Tucker , Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, PRADO, Circuit Judge, and O'CONNOR, District Judge.


EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

D.A., through his mother L.A., brought suit against the Houston Independent School District ("HISD") and two school officials, alleging that D.A.'s rights under various federal laws were violated because two of its schools failed to test him timely for special education. They sought declaratory relief, compensatory and punitive damages, for violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq....

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