Legal Opinion
Cleaver v. Wilcox
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1974No. Nos. 72-1980, 72-2540PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
The district court enjoined California juvenile authorities from proceeding in certain child-dependency cases without supplying counsel to indigent parents. For the reasons set out below, we reverse in part and remand.
I
The named plaintiffs claim to represent all indigent parents residing in Marin and Contra Costa counties who now are, or who in the future might become, parties to dependency proceedings brought pursuant to California’s Welfare and Institutions Code (hereinafter “W & I Code”) § 600.1 They sued un*942der the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U. S.C. §…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Matter of Chad S.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
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