Hopwood v. Los Angeles Unified School District

In April, 2010, Partner Linda Miller Savitt, Senior Counsel Elsa Bañuelos, and Associate Vicky Lin obtained summary judgment in Hopwood v. Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC400240). The plaintiff claimed he was discriminated against based on his race, sex, and disability and that he was retaliated against for complaining of discrimination. He also claimed that LAUSD failed to accommodate his disability or engage in the interactive process. The court dismissed plaintiff’s entire case, finding that he was not subject to discrimination or retaliation because the adverse employment actions were taken for legitimate, non-retaliatory and non-discriminatory reasons. The court also found LAUSD had engaged in the interactive process and accommodated plaintiff’s disability.