Union School District v. B. Smith, 2-7 Under Seal, Union School District v. B. Smith, 2-7 Under Seal, and California Department of Education, California Superintendent of Public Instruction, Bill Honig

15 F.3d 1519 89 Ed. Law Rep. 449 , 4 A.D.D. 33 UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B. SMITH, defendants 2-7 Under Seal, Defendants-Appellees. UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff, v. B. SMITH, defendants 2-7 Under Seal, Defendants-Appellees, and California Department of Education, California Superintendent of Public Instruction, Bill Honig, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-16546, 91-16595. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 12, 1993. Decided Feb. 1, 1994. Keith L. Slenkovich, Saratoga, California, for plaintiff-appellant Union School District. Joyce O. Eckrem, Deputy General Counsel, California Department of Education, for State defendants-appellants. Kathryn E. Dobel, Berkeley, California, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: POOLE, FERGUSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. FERGUSON, Circuit Judge: 1 This case concerns the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq., which guarantees handicapped children a free appropriate public education. Union School District ("District") appeals the district court's entry of…