Legal Opinion
Gary H. v. Hegstrom
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1987No. 85-3730PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Ten years ago, after complaints about the management of Oregon’s MacLaren facility for adolescent wards of the juvenile court failed to bring about desired reforms, eleven inmates filed a class action. Seven years later, after numerous attempts to settle the case, the district court entered a decree enjoining, on federal constitutional grounds, some eighteen pages of instructions for managing the institution. The state appeals.
The case has not become moot even though the original plaintiffs have become adults. New inmates have taken their places. Counsel for both sides…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hoptowit v. RayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Walter D. Balla v. Idaho State Board of Corrections, Walter D. Balla v. Idaho State Board of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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