United States Ninth Circuit

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the findings of the state review officer are not entitled to deferential "due weight" review when they overturn the findings of the hearing officer.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/13/2001
• Decided 08/13/2001
• Published 08/13/2001

Judges

• Before:  HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Geralyn M. Clancy, (argued) Varma & Clancy, Sacramento, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donna Mendoza Mitchell, (argued) Office of the General Counsel Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada, for defendant-appellee Clark County School District., Melanie Meehan-Crossley (on brief), Deputy Attorney General of the State of Nevada, Carson City, Nevada, for the defendant-appellee Nevada State Department of Education.