United States Ninth Circuit

A school district's efforts to serve a disabled child's educational interests complied with the substantive and procedural requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, and satisfied the district's obligation to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/07/2003
• Decided 07/31/2003
• Published 07/31/2003

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge., Before: REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Juliann Brown,Vanessa Soriano Power, and Deirdre Runnette, Dorsey & Whitney, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellant Ms. S, for herself and on behalf of her daughter G.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher L. Hirst, Preston, Gates & Ellis, Seattle, WA, for defendant appellee Vashon Island School District., Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and David A. Stolier, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for defendant-appellee Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.