C.M.
C.M. v. Department of Education State of Hawaii
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
C.M., a minor, by and through her mother, appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of the State of Hawaii Department of Education (“DOE”). The district court upheld the decision of the administrative hearings officer that C.M., despite diagnoses of Central Auditory Processing Disorder (“CAPD”) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”), was not a “child with a disability” for purposes of eligibility to receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1491 . We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
This Court reviews the district court’s findings of fact for clear error. Amanda J. ex rel. Annette J. v. Clark County Sch. Dist., 267 F.3d 877, 887 (9th Cir.2001). A finding of fact is clearly erroneous if “ ‘the reviewing court is left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.’ ” Id. (quoting Burlington N., Inc. v. Weyerhaeuser Co., 719 F.2d 804, 307 (9th Cir.1983)). When a party challenges the outcome of an IDEA due process hearing, the reviewing court receives the administrative record, hears any additional evidence,…