Anna Hood Lynn Hood Richard Hood v. Encinitas Union School District and Does 1-10

482 F.3d 1175 Anna HOOD; Lynn Hood; Richard Hood, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT and Does 1-10, * Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-57007. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 17, 2006. Filed April 9, 2007. Eric B. Freedus (briefed and argued), Frank and Freedus, A P.C., San Diego, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Paul V. Carelli (briefed) and Jack M. Sleeth, Jr. (argued), Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz, A P.C., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California; Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-00778-RTB. Before CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, ** HALL, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. KENNEDY, Senior Circuit Judge. 1 Anna Hood and her parents (hereinafter "appellants" or "the Hoods") brought this claim alleging that the Encinitas Union School District (hereinafter "appellee" or "the school district") violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1419 (2000), by refusing to provide Anna with special education services. This claim seeks reimbursement for private school education…