Tatro v. State of Tex.

Decided May 26, 1981. Patrick Errol Higginbotham wrote the opinion for the court.

516 F. Supp. 968 · Cited 51 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397
• Sparger v. Worley Hospital, Inc. · 547 S.W.2d 582
• Anderson v. Thompson · 495 F. Supp. 1256
• Gomez v. Toledo · 446 U.S. 635
• Loughran v. Flanders · 470 F. Supp. 110
• Hines v. Pitt County Board of Education · 497 F. Supp. 403
• Tatro v. State of Tex. · 481 F. Supp. 1224
• Monahan v. State of Neb. · 491 F. Supp. 1074
• Boxall v. Sequoia Union High School District · 464 F. Supp. 1104
• Miener v. State of Mo. · 498 F. Supp. 944

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• Noe v. Ambach · 542 F. Supp. 70
• Gregg B. v. Board of Education of Lawrence School District · 535 F. Supp. 1333
• Turillo v. Tyson · 535 F. Supp. 577
• Byrnes v. Riles · 157 Cal. App. 3d 1170
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• Ruth Anne M v. Alvin Independent School District · 532 F. Supp. 460
• Parks v. Pavkovic · 536 F. Supp. 296
• Christopher T. v. San Francisco Unified School District · 553 F. Supp. 1107
• Sanders Ex Rel. Sanders v. Marquette Public Schools · 561 F. Supp. 1361
• Hurry Ex Rel. Hurry v. Jones · 560 F. Supp. 500
• H. R. v. Hornbeck · 524 F. Supp. 215
• ADAMS CENT. SCH. D. NO. 090, ADAMS CY. v. Deist · 334 N.W.2d 775
• Stellato Ex Rel. Rebecca v. Board of Education of the Ellenville Central School District · 842 F. Supp. 1512
• San Francisco Unified Sch. Dist. v. STATE OF CALIF · 131 Cal. App. 3d 54
• Texas Education Agency v. Stamos Ex Rel. Class of All Public School Children in the State · 817 S.W.2d 378
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