Jeff v. Andrus

888 F.2d 617 JEFF D.; Paula E.; John M.; and Dusty R., individually and on behalf of all minors similarly situated, by and through their next friend, Charles Johnson III, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS; Richard Donovan; George Bachik; and William G. Gruzenski, in their official capacities and their successors in office, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-3586. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1988. Decided Oct. 23, 1989. Howard A. Belodoff, Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc., Boise, Idaho, Charles Johnson, III, Johnson, Olson, Robison, Chartered, Pocatello, Idaho, for plaintiffs-appellants. Michael De Angelo, Deputy Atty. Gen., Health and Welfare Div., Boise, Idaho, Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Before NELSON, BOOCHEVER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: 1 * A. STATEMENT OF FACTS 2 Appellants are over 2,000 indigent children, from 8 to 17 years of age, who suffer from emotional and mental handicaps. Evans v. Jeff D., 475 U.S. 717 , 720 n. 1, 106 S.Ct. 1531 , 1534 n. 1, 89 L.Ed.2d 747 (1986).…