S. J., a Minor Child by and Through His Parents S.H.J. And J.J. v. Issaquah School District No. 411 Janet Barry, Superintendent Diana Waterstrat, Director of Special Education

470 F.3d 1288 S. J., a minor child by and through his parents S.H.J. and J.J., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 411; Janet Barry, Superintendent; Diana Waterstrat, Director of Special Education, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-35183. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 13, 2006. Filed December 11, 2006. Jeannette A. Cohen, Shoreline, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Robert B. Mitchell (argued) and Karen H. Simmonds (on the briefs), Preston Gates & Ellis, Seattle, WA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Robert S. Lasnik, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-04-01926-RSL. Before: ALARCÓN, RYMER, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. RYMER, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal presents the question whether, in an action arising under federal law where there is no federal statute of limitations, a federal court borrows the state's time period for service of process as well as for filing suit. 2 S.J., a juvenile, appeals the district court's dismissal of his claims under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et…