J.L. v. MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DIST.

No. 07-35716.

575 F.3d 1025 (2009)

J.L.; M.L.; K.L., their minor daughter, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, a municipal Washington corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Dionne, Lisa M. Worthington-Brown, Lynette M. Baisch, Dionne & Rorick, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

Howard C. Powers, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: ROBERT R. BEEZER, RONALD M. GOULD and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal stems from Plaintiffs' allegation that Defendant Mercer Island School District ("District") failed to provide K.L. with a free appropriate public education as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1491.1 The administrative law judge ("ALJ") analyzed Plaintiffs' claims using the free appropriate public education "educational benefit" standard interpreted...

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