Joshua A. v. Rocklin Unified School District
Opinion
Opinion
Noonan COUNSEL, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JOSHUA A., a minor, by and through Jorge A., his guardian ad No. 08-15845 litem, D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellant, 2:07-CV-01057- v. LEW-KJM
ROCKLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OPINION
Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted November 17, 2008—San Francisco, California
Filed March 19, 2009
Before: John T. Noonan, Andrew J. Kleinfeld and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Noonan COUNSEL
Bob N. Varma, El Dorado Hills, California, for the plaintiff- appellant.
Marcella L. Gutierrez, Sacramento, California, for the defendant-appellee.
OPINION
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is focused on the financial aspect of a federal program designed to accommodate the special educational needs of a child with disabilities. It pits the parents of the child, understandably anxious to secure the child’s effective education, against a school district…