J.C.
J.C. v. San Juan Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 12 J.C., by and through his guardian ad litem No. 2:18-cv-02735-KJM-EFB J.C., Parent,
ORDER
Plaintiff, v. SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT,
17 Defendant. 18 In this Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) case, plaintiff seeks leave to amend his complaint to add a claim for failure to maintain plaintiff’s educational placement. ECF No. 21. For the reasons below, the court GRANTS plaintiff’s motion. I. BACKGROUND J.C. is a student in the San Juan Unified School District who has been diagnosed with autism and qualifies for special education services. Administrative Record (AR), ECF No. 32-1, at 101 (Due Process Complaint, OAH Case No. 2018020299). On April 4, 2016, plaintiff was placed at Sierra Foothill Academy, a nonpublic school located in Loomis, 27 1 Citations to the Administrative Record refer to the CM/ECF pagination of the redacted excerpts filed on the docket. As provided by the court’s sealing order, ECF No. 31, the Administrative California, by his school…