Legal Opinion
Sims v. STATE DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE, ETC.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 12, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-H-665 and 76-H-1120PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SINGLETON, District Judge:
This civil action is a challenge to the constitutionality of portions of Chapters 11, 14, 15, 17, and 34, Title 2, Texas Family Code, seeking declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The plaintiffs in the Sims case are two adult parents and their three minor children who seek relief from the actions of the Harris County Child Welfare Unit of the State Department of Public Welfare. Additionally, the case of Woods v. Jimenez, Civil Action No. 76-H-1120, pending in this district, was consolidated with the Sims case solely on the issue of the right of indigent…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Moore v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Connie Robison v. Susan R. Via and Harold HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Department of Social Services v. Ronald P.California Supreme Court · 1981
- J. P., M. R., Cross-Appellees v. Andrew J. Desanti, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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