California Court of Appeal

Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, alleging that defendant failed to provide mental health service to handicapped students, is affirmed where plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2004
• Published 10/26/2004

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory A. Wedner, San Rafael, Elaine M. Yama, Fresno, and Lozano Smith for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Marko H. Fong for Sonoma County Office of Education as amicus curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants., Shupe and Finkelstein and Diane E. Finkelstein, San Mateo, for California School Board Association Alliance as amicus curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants., Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Sherri L. Rita, Dale Mentink, Sacramento;  Youth and Education Law Clinic and William S. Koski for United Advocates for Children as amicus curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul Griebel and Walter J. de Lorrell III, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendants and Respondents., Jennifer B. Henning for The California State Association of Counties as amicus curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Livingston & Mattesich Law Corporation and Karen L. Turner, Sacramento, for California Mental Health Directors Association as amicus curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.