Learning Rights Legal Actions
Learning Rights Class Action Case in Oxnard Certified, Case Moving Forward
July 31, 2019
United States District Judge John Kronstadt certified Learning Rights' class of students from Oxnard School District and ordered that the case move forward. Our class, represented by over ten named plaintiffs, includes all students in Oxnard School District who have or may have disabilities and who have or will be subject to the District's policies and procedures regarding identification of students for special education services.
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Response by Learning Rights to LAUSD's Ninth Circuit Appeal in a Case Involving Placement of Foster Youth
July 26, 2018
Drafted by Allison B. Holcombe, Law Office of Shawna L. Parks, and Janeen Steel, Learning Rights Law Center. Amicus in support of our position includes briefs from COPAA and Disability Rights California.
Foster Youth Educational Rights Bolstered by New Ruling Against Los Angeles Unified School District
September 12, 2016
Ninth Circuit Overturns District Court Ruling in Case Involving How a California School District Assesses Learning Disabilities
June 21, 2016
Drafted on behalf of Learning Rights by Nixon Peabody LLP
Case Name: 9th Circuit, Timothy O, et. al. v. Paso Robles School District
Date of Filing: January 12, 2015
Drafted on behalf of Learning Rights by Nixon Peabody LLP
Case Name: S.L. ex rel. Mary L. vs Downey Unified School District
Citation: 2014 WL 934942 (CD Cal 2014) [Not Reported in F. Supp.2d.]
Date of Filing: August 16, 2013
Co-Counsel: Shawna Parks, Steven Wyner, Wyner Law Group, PC
Case Name: Jocelyn B. v. California Department of Education
Citation: (Citation: CV 06-4067 R (MANx))
Case Name: BL. V. Montebello Unified School District
Citation: S-1101-05/06
Co-Counsel: Disability Rights Center