U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1997

Canutillo Independent School District v. Martha Leija and Jerry Leija as Next Friends of Rosemarie Leija, a Minor

Canutillo Independent School District v. Martha Leija and Jerry Leija as Next Friends of Rosemarie Leija, a Minor
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided January 8, 1997 · Garwood, Barksdale, Dennis
101 F.3d 393 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Thomas E. Stanton, El Paso, TX, Mark Berry, El Paso, TX, for plaintiffs-appellees., Michael Kuhn, Bracewell and Patterson, Houston, TX, Henry C. Hosford, Baskind, Samaniego & Hosford, El Paso, TX, for defendant-appellant., David M. Feldman, Richard Alan Morris, Feldman & Associates, Houston, TX, for Texas Ass’n of Sch. Brds., Texas Ass’n of Sch. Administrators, and Texas Council of Sch. Attys., amicus curiae.

Canutillo Independent School District v. Martha Leija and Jerry Leija as Next Friends of Rosemarie Leija, a Minor

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