M. S. v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Plaintiff: M. S.
Defendant: Los Angeles Unified School District
Case Number: 2:2015cv05819
Filed: July 31, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Margaret M. Morrow
Presiding Judge: Michael R. Wilner
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other

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March 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 72 MINUTES OF Motion Hearing held before Judge Christina A. Snyder RE: Plaintiff's Motion for Attorneys' Fees 50 ; Plaintiff's Motion to strike material in Defendant's Opposition 64 . Plaintiffs motion for attorneys' fees is D ENIED without prejudice. Docket numbers 58 (defendant's memorandum in opposition to the motion for attorneys' fees), 59 -1 (errata version of O'Connor declaration), 68 -1 (defendant's opposition to the motion to strike), 68 - 2 (exhibit A to the opposition to the motion to strike), 68 -3 (exhibit B to the opposition to the motion to strike), and 68 -4 (exhibit C to the opposition to the motion to strike) shall be placed under seal. Plaintiffs motion to strike is DENIED without prejudice. Court Reporter: Laura Elias. (gk)
September 12, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 47 MINUTES RE MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON APPEAL FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE'S DECISION by Judge Christina A. Snyder: The ALJ's judgment as to Student Issues 1(A)(5), 1(A)(7), and 1(A)(11) is REVERSED. The District deprived M.S. of a FAPE by (1) failing to discuss placement at a residential treatment facility at the 10/21/2014 IEP meeting; (2) predetermining the question of placement at a residential treatment facility at the 10/21/2014 IEP meeting; and (3) failing to offer placement at a r esidential treatment facility in the 2/26/2014 IEP and 10/21/2014 IEP meetings. M.S. is the prevailing party on all issues in this appeal. The Court REMANDS to the ALJ for a determination regarding the appropriate relief in light of the Court's ruling here and the evidence in the record. Counsel for plaintiff is directed to file in this Court a noticed-motion for an award of attorneys' fees no later than 10/10/2016. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (gk)
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Defendant: Los Angeles Unified School District
Represented By: Karin Michelle Anderson
Represented By: David Robert Holmquist
Represented By: Mary L Kellogg
Represented By: Sloan Robert Simmons
Represented By: Belinda D Stith
Represented By: Diane M Willis
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Plaintiff: M. S.
Represented By: Learning Rights Law Center
Represented By: Allison Barrett Holcombe
Represented By: Shawna L Parks
Represented By: Janeen Steel
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