Legal Opinion

Gary W. v. State of La.

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided December 2, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-2412PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge.

This class action comprises as plaintiffs all mentally retarded, emotionally dis turbed, and other children from Louisiana who have been placed in Texas institutions either by direct action of the State of Louisiana or with financial support from the state. The plaintiffs contend that conditions in the Texas institutions violate their constitutional rights, that they have not been accorded the treatment due them under the constitution and applicable federal statutes, and, further, that the mere fact of their placement in out-of-state facilities is itself a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by38 opinions

Kenneth R. Cate, Esquire, and Maher, Overchuck, Langa & Cate, a Florida Association v. Gordon G. Oldham, Jr., and State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
Jean P. Lynch, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, Jesse M. Hughes, Intervening v. William J. Baxley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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
Gary W., Etc. v. State of Louisiana, Etc., Dr. William Cherry, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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