M.C. EX REL. M.N. v. ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH

No. 14-56344.

858 F.3d 1189 (2017)

M.C., BY AND THROUGH his guardian ad litem M.N.; M. N., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 27, 2017.

Amended May 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christian M. Knox (argued), Colleen A. Snyder Holcomb , Daniel R. Shaw , and F. Richard Ruderman , Ruderman & Knox LLP, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

David R. Mishook and Christopher J. Fernandes , Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP, Oakland, California; for Defendant-Appellee.

Jennifer E. Nix and Carl D. Corbin , School and College of Legal Services of California, Santa Rosa, California; Keith J. Bray and D. Michael Ambrose , California School Boards Association/Education Legal Alliance, West Sacramento, California; Ronald D. Wenkart , Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa, California; for Amici Curiae California School Boards Association and Education Legal Alliance.

Barrett K. Green and Daniel L. Gonzalez , Littler Mendelson PC, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae William S. Hart Union High School District.

Before: Stephen Reinhardt, Alex Kozinski, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") guarantees children with disabilities a free appropriate public education ("FAPE"). 20 U.S.C. § 1400(d)(1)(A). We consider the interplay between the IDEA's procedural and substantive safeguards.

BACKGROUND

M.C. suffers from...

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