Case: 21-15097, 06/25/2021, ID: 12155442, DktEntry: 23-1, Page 1 of 123 Case No. 21-15097 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Stephen C., a minor, by Frank C., guardian ad litem, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants. v. Bureau of Indian Education, et al., Defendants-Appellees, On Appeal from The United States District Court for the District of Arizona Case No. 3:17-CV-08004-SPL The Honorable Steven P. Logan, United States District Judge APPELLANTS’ OPENING BRIEF Case: 21-15097, 06/25/2021, ID: 12155442, DktEntry: 23-1, Page 2 of 123 Alexis DeLaCruz Bradley S. Phillips
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