Legal Opinion
Ruth J. Butts v. V. Dallas Independent School District and Nolan Estes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1971No. 29281PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Judge:
Plaintiffs, minors, brought this action by their next friends in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and appeal from its final judgment dismissing their complaint. We reverse.
The defendants are the Dallas Independent School District, in whose schools plaintiffs were enrolled, and Dr. Nolan Estes, the Superintendent. The action was said to arise under the Fourteenth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which reads as follows:
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Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Feiner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Mrs. Margaret Burnside v. James ByarsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by50 opinions
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