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ALEXANDER v. PATHFINDER, INC.

No. 95-3680.

91 F.3d 59 (1996)

Elsie ALEXANDER, Individually, and as Guardian of Larry Alexander, an incompetent person, Appellant, v. PATHFINDER, INC.; Colleen Black, Executive Director of Pathfinder, Inc., Individually and in her official capacity; Cindy Crook, Administrator of Pathfinder Home, Individually and in her official capacity; and Tom Dalton, in his official capacity as Director of Arkansas Department of Human Services, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theresa Coldwell, Little Rock, AR, argued (Cecilia Ryker Seay, on the brief), for appellant.

A. Gene Williams, Little Rock, AR, argued (Overton S. Anderson, on the brief, for appellees Pathfinder, Inc., Colleen Black and Cindy Brook; Breck Hopkins, on the brief, for appellee Tom Dalton).

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from a state administrative hearing that permitted the discharge of a mentally retarded man from a care facility. After losing in the hearing, his guardian filed a complaint in federal court, asserting violations of various federal and state laws. The district court found that the entire complaint was subject to dismissal under the doctrines of claim and issue preclusion...

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