Irvine Unified School District v. K. G.

Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge CALLAHAN

OPINION

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to decide whether the attorney for a student covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is entitled to fees for legal work performed after the student’s graduation from public school.

I

This case originates from a dispute over which California government entity would be responsible for funding the education of K.G., an emotionally disturbed minor from California. Following K.G.’s release from juvenile hall in 2007, the California Department of Education (“the State”), the…