Opinion ID: 2683890
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The District Court Complied with Our Mandate

Text: Initially, we affirm that the district court order is consistent with our mandate. Plaintiffs argue that we had found that E.M. had a specific learning disability, that we held that the district court should apply more of a de novo standard of review, and that the ALJ should not have relied on the testimony of PVUSD’s psychologist. We held that E.M. had alleged an auditory processing disorder, but we did not reach the question of whether Plaintiffs had shown that E.M. had qualified for special education benefits under the “specific learning disability” category. Our opinion did not alter the standard of review or make any factual determinations as to any witness’s credibility. Rather, we remanded for a determination whether “PVUSD met its 18 E.M. V. PAJARO VALLEY USD affirmative obligation to locate, evaluate, and identify E.M. as a child with an other health impairment or a specific learning disability related to his auditory processing disorder.” E.M., 652 F.3d at 1007. The district court did this in compliance with our mandate.