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DESPAIN v. CHAPMAN

Civ. A. No. H-80-1434.

507 F.Supp. 70 (1981)

Joseph DESPAIN et al., Plaintiffs, v. Jerome CHAPMAN et al., Defendants.

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

As Amended March 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry H. Walsh, Huntsville, Tex., for plaintiffs.

Kathryn A. Reed, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SINGLETON, Chief Judge.

This case involves a constitutional challenge to several of Texas' statutes concerning child abuse investigations, within chapter 34 of the Texas Family Code, Title 2 (1975 & Supp.1980). The plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief, damages, and attorneys fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201. Jurisdiction of the court is properly invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343...

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