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SIMS v. STATE DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE, ETC.

Civ. A. Nos. 76-H-665 and 76-H-1120.

438 F.Supp. 1179 (1977)

John Pleasant SIMS et al., Plaintiffs, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE OF the STATE OF TEXAS et al., Defendants. Dorothy Mae WOODS et al., Plaintiffs, v. Raul JIMENEZ et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

October 12, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gladys R. Goffney, Nell H. Holloway, Jerry L. Gardner, Martin J. Grimm, J. Patrick Wiseman, Nicolas R. Serna, Houston Legal Foundation, Houston, for plaintiffs.

Frank C. Cooksey, Colin J. Carl, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, for defendants.

Before INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge, and SINGLETON and STERLING, District Judges.

SINGLETON, District Judge:

This civil action is a challenge to the constitutionality of portions of Chapters 11, 14, 15, 17, and 34, Title 2, Texas Family Code, seeking declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The plaintiffs in the Sims case are two adult parents and their three minor children who seek relief from the actions of the Harris County Child Welfare Unit of the State Department of Public Welfare...

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