K.H.
K.H. v. Antioch Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
K.H., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem MARTARICE HUMPHREY, No. C 18-07716 WHA Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER APPROVING
ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SETTLEMENT OF
et al., MINOR’S CLAIMS Defendants.
16 INTRODUCTION In this suit for the mistreatment of a disabled minor, the parties move for approval of a proposed settlement. Because the child’s net recovery is adequate, settlement approval is GRANTED. Counsel’s request for fees and costs is GRANTED IN PART. STATEMENT Prior orders recite the facts herein (Dkt. No. 58, 145). In brief, fourteen-year-old plaintiff K.H. has a learning disability. Antioch Unified School District (“AUSD”) placed him at the Sierra School, a private special education school operated by a subsidiary of defendant Catapult Learning, Inc. On December 12, 2017, plaintiff grew agitated, so he…