S.J. v. ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DIST. NO. 411

No. 05-35183.

470 F.3d 1288 (2006)

S.J., a minor child by and through his parents S.H.J. and J.J., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 411; Janet Barry, Superintendent; Diana Waterstrat, Director of Special Education, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeannette A. Cohen, Shoreline, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Robert B. Mitchell (argued) and Karen H. Simmonds (on the briefs), Preston Gates & Ellis, Seattle, WA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: ALARCÓN, RYMER, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.


RYMER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether, in an action arising under federal law where there is no federal statute of limitations, a federal court borrows the state's time period for service of process as well as for filing suit.

S.J., a juvenile, appeals the district court's dismissal of his claims under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., against the Issaquah School District and...

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