LIVINGSTON SCHOOL DIST. NOS. 4 AND 1 v. KEENAN

No. 94-35894.

82 F.3d 912 (1996)

LIVINGSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NOS. 4 AND 1, a political subdivision of the State of Montana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nancy KEENAN, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Defendant, and Vernon Lawrence; Carol Lawrence, as parents of D.L., a minor, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey T. Renz, Jeffrey T. Renz & Associates, Missoula, Montana, for defendants-appellants.

Randall G. Nelson, Felt, Martin, Frazier & Nelson, P.C., Billings, Montana, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FLETCHER, KOZINSKI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we must determine the proper statute of limitations for an action arising under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1491, challenging the decision of an administrative hearing officer following an impartial due process hearing. Because the IDEA does not specify a limitations period, we borrow the most analogous state statute of limitations unless that statute would undermine...

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