Legal Opinion
Gary W., Etc. v. The State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Human Resources, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1988No. 88-3123PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
A magistrate refused to allow the state to depose the special master who presided over the remedial phase of a class action. The district court sustained the magistrate’s ruling, and the state appeals. Finding that the special master was not subject to being deposed, we affirm.
Background,
The rights of mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, and other children placed in out-of-state institutions were made the subject of a class action against the State of Louisiana. In Gary W. v. Louisiana, 437 F.Supp. 1209 (E.D.La.1976), the court issued an order protecting these…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Gary W. v. State of Louisiana, Etc., Dr. William Cherry, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. RoebuckDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2003
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