C.J.
C.J. v. Bellflower Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND
The Court finds this motion appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. This case arises from a dispute concerning a school district’s obligation to provide a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”) to one of its students pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. (“IDEA”). Plaintiffs are C.J. and her son N_J., an 11-year-old boy who resides with his parents in the boundaries of the defendant Bellflower Unified School District (“District”). As defined by the IDEA, N.J is a child with disabilities entitled to receive special education and related services sufficient to provide N.J. with a FAPE, as set forth in an individualized education plan (“IEP”) developed by N_J.’s family and the District. In February 2018, the District offered Student an IEP that it believed provided N.J with a FAPE in accordance with the IDEA. See ECF No. 17-4 (“OAH Decision”) at 2. □□ and his family disputed the adequacy of the proposed February 2018 IEP. After attempts to resolve the dispute informally failed, on December 10, 2018, the District filed a due