Legal Opinion

B.H. v. McDonald

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 23, 1995No. 94-2307PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

Patrick Murphy appeals the denial of his motion to intervene and the district court’s decision to hold non-public in-chambers conferences to discuss the implementation of a consent decree.

I. BACKGROUND

In June of 1988, the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) sued the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”) on behalf of a class of approximately 25,000 children. The class claimed the DCFS failed to provide adequate food, shelter, clothing and health care to the abused and neglected children in its care. The class sought declaratory and other relief…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  5. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. David Grochocinski v. Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, LLPCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  2. NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Jessup, Goble v. Luther, RobertCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. Vollmer v. Publishers Clearing House and Campus SubscriptionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. Gregorich v. LundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

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