K. J. v. Jackson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-3052 K. J., a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, Kasey L. Johnson, D.C. No. 3:22-cv-00244- Plaintiff - Appellant, DMS-DDL

v.

OPINION

Doctor LAMONT A. JACKSON, in his individual capacity and official capacity as Interim Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District; CHUCK PODHORSKY; JOE CAVAIOLA, in his individual capacity and official capacity as vice principal of La Jolla High School,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 4, 2024 Phoenix, Arizona

Filed February 11, 2025 Before: Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Paez

SUMMARY *

Procedural Due Process/Qualified Immunity

The panel reversed the district court’s summary judgment for public school administrators and remanded in an action brought by high school student K.J., through his guardian ad litem, alleging that defendants violated his right to procedural due process when they extended his school suspension…