Legal Opinion
Elsie Alexander v. Pathfinder, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1996No. 95-3680PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from a state administrative hearing that permitted the discharge of a mentally retarded man from a care facility. After losing in the hearing, his guardian filed a complaint in federal court, asserting violations of various federal and state laws. The district court found that the entire complaint was subject to dismissal under the doctrines of claim and issue preclusion. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
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Pathfinder, a ten-bed intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR), discharged Larry Alexander after he…
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