Legal Opinion
L.M. Ex Rel. Sam M. v. Capistrano Unified School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2008No. 07-55469, 07-55585, 07-55758, 07-56373PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
L.M. is the autistic child of two loving parents, Samuel and Mariette (collectively “Parents”), who have spared no expense to obtain private in-home treatment for their developmentally disabled son. The local Capistrano Unified School District (“District”) balked at the idea of continuing the in-home educational plan at public expense and offered an alternative plan. The matter ended up before an administrative law judge in California who conducted a four-day evidentiary hearing to resolve the dispute, ultimately ruling in favor of the District.
We must decide whether…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Amanda J., a Minor, by and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Annette J. v. Clark County School District, and Nevada State Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- W.G. B.G., Individually and as Parents of R.G., a Minor v. Board of Trustees of Target Range School District No. 23, Missoula, MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Drinker v. Colonial School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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