Legal Opinion
David B. v. Jess McDonald Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1998No. 98-1796PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Now almost 20 years old, this case has reached the end of the line. It was filed in 1979 by the Cook County Public Guardian on behalf of delinquent children with emotional or mental problems. 1 The Public Guardian asked the court to require the defendants to provide for class members the same suite of social services they supplied to other emotionally or mentally handicapped youngsters who had not engaged in misconduct. The suit was settled when the defendants promised to continue operating a new program called the Governor’s Youth Services Initiative:
In 1981 the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Randall Berwanger v. Jack L. Cottey, United States of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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