M. S. BY & THROUGH R.H. v. LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrett K. Green (argued) and Cristen R. Hintze , Littler Mendelson P.C., Los Angeles, California; Mary Kellogg , Assistant General Counsel II; Devora Navera Reed , Chief Administrative Law & Litigation Counsel; David Holmquist , General Counsel; Office of General Counsel, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Allison Barret Holcombe (argued), Los Angeles, California; Shawna L. Parks , Law Office of Shawna L. Parks, Los Angeles, California; Janeen Steel , Learning Rights Law Center, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Summer D. Dalessandro and Howard J. Fulfrost , Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP, Carlsbad, California; D. Michael Ambrose and Elaine M. Yama-Garcia , California School Boards Association/Education Legal Alliance, West Sacramento, California; for Amicus Curiae California School Boards Association's Educational Legal Alliance.

Selene Almazan-Altobelli , Ellen Saideman , and Alexis Casillas , Catherine Merino Reisman Counsel of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Inc., Towson, Maryland, for Amici Curiae Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Inc. and California Association for Parent-Child Advocacy.

Suge Lee , Carly J. Munson , and Ben Conway , Disability Rights California, Oakland, California, for Amicus Curiae Disability Rights California.

Before: Dorothy W. Nelson and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges, and Robert W. Pratt, District Judge.