DANNY B. EX REL. ELLIOTT v. RAIMONDO

No. 14-1585.

784 F.3d 825 (2015)

DANNY B., by next friend Gregory C. ELLIOTT, and Cassie M., by next friend Kymberli Irons, for Themselves and Those Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Gina M. RAIMONDO, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Rhode Island, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Kapell, with whom Ira Lustbader, Children's Rights, John W. Dineen,   Jared Bobrow, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP were on brief, for appellants.

Neil F.X. Kelly, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Peter F. Kilmartin, Attorney General, and Brenda D. Baum, Assistant Attorney General, were on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


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