Legal Opinion
John B. Ex Rel. L.A. v. Goetz
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided September 18, 2009No. 3:98-0168PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WILLIAM J. HAYNES, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiffs, John B., and other minors through their next friends, filed this action on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated minors under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, the federal question jurisdiction statute, with its statutory counterpart, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(a)(3) and (4). Plaintiffs’ action is on behalf of a class of more than 500,000 children who are entitled under federal law to medical services that include early and periodic screenings for their physical well being, including their dental and…
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