Legal Opinion
Mauricio and Dina Scokin, Individually and as Next Friend of Davina Scokin, a Minor v. The State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1984No. 82-1600PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Mauricio and Dina Scokin, on behalf of their developmentally disabled daughter Davina, filed this suit seeking monetary and injunctive relief related to their unilateral decision to withdraw Davina from the Richardson Independent School District and place her at the Institute of Logopedics, a private residential institution. The action was brought under the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1461 (EAHCA), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. Defendants are…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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