COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO v. CAL. SPECIAL EDUC. HEARING

No. 94-55557.

93 F.3d 1458 (1996)

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICE; Grossmont Union High School District, Defendants-Appellees, Rosalind Fox, Counter-Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian Fan, Deputy County Counsel, San Diego, California, for plaintiff-appellant.

Barry A. Zolotar, California State Department of Education, Sacramento, California, for defendant-appellee, California Special Education Hearing Office.

Sharon Seay, Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy & Mathiason, San Diego, California, for defendant-appellee Grossmont Union High School.

Charles Wolfinger, San Diego, California, for counter-defendant-appellee Rosalind Fox.

Before POOLE and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges; MARSH, District Judge.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a California county is entitled to challenge both the state's classification of a minor as seriously emotionally disturbed and its finding ordering residential treatment for which the county is financially responsible.

I

Enacted by Congress in 1975 as the Education of the Handicapped Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases