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LONG v. POWELL

Civ. A. No. C74-872A.

388 F.Supp. 422 (1975)

Richard Wayne LONG, and all other persons similarly situated, by and through his next friend, Henry Grady Long, v. The Hon. Romae POWELL, Individually, and as Judge of Fulton County Juvenile Court, et al.

United States District Court, N. D. Georgia, Atlanta Division.

February 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey I. Jacobson and Ellen W. Leitzer, American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Dorothy Y. Kirkley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for England and Ault.

Charles L. Carnes, Carnes & White, Atlanta, Ga., for Powell.

Before BELL, Circuit Judge, and EDENFIELD and O'KELLEY, District Judges.

EDENFIELD, District Judge:

Lawsuits often arise as the result of incomplete planning, good intentions notwithstanding. When there arises a contingency for which inadequate provision was made (be it in a contract or statutory scheme), persons consequently harmed often turn to the courts for relief. The present action arose for precisely this reason, and the plaintiffs have brought this class action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to redress alleged deprivations...

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