MIKEL v. GOURLEY

No. 90-2052.

951 F.2d 166 (1991)

Waldine MIKEL, Individually and as next friend for Bret Mikel, Julie Mikel, Jeffrey Mikel, Alesia Mikel and Tamara Mikel, Elizabeth Smith, Individually and as next friend for Lee Smith, Velma Malone, Individually and as next friend of Barbara Malone, De Andre Smith, William Muich, and all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. Ewing GOURLEY, Individually and as Director of Missouri Division of Family Services, Paul Nelson, Individually and as Director, St. Louis City Office of Missouri Division of Family Services, Virginia Allen, Individually and as Director of the St. Louis County Office of Missouri Division of Family Services, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Cornwell, Jefferson City, Mo., argued, for appellants.

Joel D. Ferber, St. Louis, Mo., argued (Ann B. Lever, on the brief), for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.


McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Ewing Gourley, Director of Missouri Division of Family Services (DFS), and the directors of two local DFS offices (appellants) appeal from orders entered in the District Court1 for the Eastern District of Missouri (1) clarifying a 1977 permanent injunction2 by explaining what constitutes "claimant delay"3 and (2) denying appellants' motion to amend or alter...

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