J.M.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 J.M., a minor, by and through his guardian ad No. 1:21-cv-01766-KJM-EPG litem Farrah McWilliams, 12 ORDER Plaintiff, 13 Vv. 14 5 Tulare City School District, 16 Defendant. 17 J.M., a minor represented in this action by his mother and guardian ad litem, Farrah 18 | McWilliams, requests this court approve the settlement and compromise of J.M.’s claims. The 19 | court submitted the motion without oral argument as provided under Local Rule 230(g). For the 20 | reasons set forth below, the court grants the motion. 21 | I. BACKGROUND 22 At the time this action arose, J.M. was a five-year-old and enrolled to attend preschool 23 | during the 2019-2020 school year in the Tulare City School District (Tulare or the District). Jd. 24 | On March 16, 2020, Tulare closed in-person instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 25 | offered J.M. work packets to be completed at home under McWilliams’s supervision. 26 | McWilliams reports she attempted…