PARKS v. PAVKOVIC

Nos. 83-2391, 83-2448 and 83-2567.

753 F.2d 1397 (1985)

Richard PARKS, Marilyn Parks, and Lester Parks by his parents and next friends, Richard Parks and Marilyn Parks; on their own behalf, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ivan PAVKOVIC, Director, Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1985.

As Corrected February 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Rosen, Deputy Atty. Gen., Robert J. Krajcir, Board of Education of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Mark C. Weber, Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is a class action by handicapped children and their parents, under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq., against the directors of various Illinois state agencies. The state — as we shall refer to the defendants collectively, because they are sued in their official capacities — appeals...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases