CASE COMPLETED. We achieved our substantive objective in this case! Due to the significant costs we incurred in battling against Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) illegal student COVID-19 “vaccine” mandate, we are now seeking to recover attorneys’ fees and costs under California’s Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 (known as the Private Attorney General Statute). LAUSD was one of the first school districts in California to mandate an illegal COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students ages 12 and over, in violation of existing state vaccination law. Attorneys for Co-Petitioners, Children’s Health Defense-California Chapter (now FNF) and Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids (P.E.R.K), filed suit against LAUSD and its School Board members on October 13, 2021 As a result of our significant litigation and advocacy efforts, LAUSD first delayed implementation of its illegal COVID-19 mandate until Fall of 2022 and then again until July 2023. Then in July 2022, in a related lawsuit, G.F. vs. LAUSD, the Court vindicated our position and ruled against LAUSD, finding that it had no legal authority to mandate COVID-19 vaccines at the local level as the ability to require school immunizations is fully occupied and pre-empted by existing state-law. Based on this favorable ruling, as well as the recent favorable appellate court decision in Let them Choose vs. San Diego Unified School District, our FNF attorneys have decided not to continue to pursue this action against the District and are now seeking recovery of CHD-CA’s legal fees and costs for prevailing on the substantive issues related to the illegal jab mandates. Meanwhile, PERK has retained separate counsel and will continue to pursue other claims against LAUSD beyond the now-rescinded jab-mandate. We are very proud of our collective efforts to help LAUSD students and their families push back against an illegal “vaccine” mandate that LAUSD never had any legal right to impose. About the Author, Aria Morgan Aria Morgan is a writer and advocate dedicated to civil liberties, medical freedom, and free speech. As Director of Content at Free Now Foundation (2024–2026) and former Managing Editor of Children’s Health Defense–CA (2021–2024), she helped shape investigative storytelling efforts advancing informed consent and individual rights. Aria bridges more than 30 years of embodied wellness practice and over 25 years of teaching with civic engagement. Her wellness work lives at DailyDowndog.com