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RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. v. MICHAEL Z

No. 08-10604.

580 F.3d 286 (2009)

RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. MICHAEL Z; Carolyn Z, as next friends of Leah Z, a minor child, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bridget Ranee Robinson, Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Aldridge & Gallegos, Austin, TX, Nona C. Matthews (argued), Joe Ruben Tanguma, II, Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, Irving, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Myrna Bernice Silver (argued), Law Offices of Myrna B. Silver, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

Christopher Paul Borreca, Thompson & Horton, LLP, Houston, TX, for TX Ass'n of Sch. Boards Legal Assistance Fund, Amicus Curiae.

Tamu K. Floyd, McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, DC, for Council of Parent Attys. & Advocates, Amicus Curiae.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GARZA and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

In this case arising under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), Richardson Independent School District ("RISD" or the "District") appeals the district court's judgment in favor of Appellees Michael Z. and Carolyn Z. as next friends of their daughter Leah Z. Specifically, the district court determined that RISD failed to provide Leah with a free appropriate public education as required under IDEA, and that RISD was...

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