Legal Opinion
Tatro v. State of Tex.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided May 26, 1981No. Civ. A. CA3-79-1281-GPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
Amber Tatro is a five year old female suffering from myelomenengocele, commonly known as spinal bifida. 1 As a result of this birth defect, Amber suffers from orthopedic and speech impediments and a neurogenic bladder. Because of her bladder condition, Amber is unable to void voluntarily, and must be catheterized several times each day. The method of choice is Clean Intermittent Catheterization (“CIC”).
In early 1979 Mary Tatro, Amber’s mother, asked the Irving Independant School District (“school district”) to provide Amber with…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Gomez v. ToledoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Miener v. State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Irving Independent School District v. TatroSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anderson v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- John Doe v. Brookline School CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Marvin H., Kaye H. And Bryan H. v. Austin Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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