Legal Opinion

Ward v. Santa Fe Independent School District

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 10, 2004No. 03-41096PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns plaintiffs who sought and received an injunction and nominal damages in an action brought against a school district. Despite their status as prevailing parties, the plaintiffs appeal from the district court judgment in their favor alleging, among other things, that the district court improperly failed to rule on the merits of their constitutional claim. We conclude that the plaintiffs lack standing to appeal from the judgment in their favor and, also, that the claims for which they have standing lack merit. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Bender v. Williamsport Area School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. National Park Hospitality Association v. Department of the InteriorSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by41 opinions

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