United States Ninth Circuit
Smith v. L.A. Unified School Dist., 14-55224
In a class action brought on behalf of all disabled students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the district court's denial of a sub-class of moderately to severely disabled children's motion to intervene is reversed where: 1) the district court abused its discretion in denying as untimely appellants' motion to intervene as of right under Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a); and 2) the district court further erred when it found intervention unnecessary to protect appellants' interest in ensuring the receipt of public education consistent with their disabilities and federal law.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/05/20
Judges
- BEA
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit