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· 9/25/2001

Amanda J., a Minor, by and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Annette J. v. Clark County School District, and Nevada State Department of Education

Citations

  • 267 F.3d 877
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 20891
  • 157 Educ. L. Rep. 562

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that we give “due weight” to an ALJ’s credibility findings “so long as they are supported by the record”
  • recognizing that “a HO [hearing officer] who receives live testimony is in the best position to determine issues of credibility”
  • holding that we give 19 “due weight” to an ALJ’s credibility findings “so long as they are supported by the 20 record”
  • holding that there was denial of a FAPE where the school district did not provide the parents with records indicating their child had autism and suggesting the need for additional testing
  • holding that there was denial of a FAPE where the school district did not provide the parents with records indicating their child had autism and suggesting the need for additional testing
  • holding that the IEP was deficient because the school withheld crucial information from the parent; in contrast to “a situation where the parents exhibited a studied lack of cooperation with ongoing attempts to develop the ... IEP” (internal quotation and citation omitted)

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Judges: Wardlaw, Hawkins, McKeown, Law

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