Legal Opinion

Chrissy F. by Medley v. Mississippi Dept. of Public Welfare

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 7, 1993No. 92-7002PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This case comes to us on appeal for the third time. It involves allegations that de fendants violated a minor’s constitutional rights in Youth Court and Chancery Court proceedings in Mississippi. After trial, the district court refused to grant relief on claims made against all but two of the defendants. These two defendants, a Mississippi chancery court judge and a youth court referee, were found to have violated the minor’s constitutional right of access to the courts. The district court also found that the referee had violated the minor’s procedural due…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Chrissy F., by Her Next Friend and Guardian Ad Litem Donna Medley v. Mississippi Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  3. Charles Reed and Roland Duty v. James TerrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Everett L. Almon v. Thomas Harold Sandlin, H. F. Sandlin, and Carl D. NesmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Chrissy F., by Her Next Friend and Guardian Ad Litem Donna Medley v. Mississippi Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. J. Brent Liedtke v. The State Bar of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. Larry Wayne Foster v. City of Lake Jackson, A.A. McClain Etc., William Yenne, Etc., P.C. Miller, Etc., Matthew Houston, Etc., and John Dewey, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Marisol A. by Next Friend Forbes v. GiulianiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  4. T.W. And M.W., Minors, by Their Next Friend, Scott Enk v. Thomas BrophyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Harrison v. Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1994

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