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M.D. v. PERRY

No. 13-90045.

M.D., by next of friend Sarah R. Stukenberg; Z.H., by next of friend Carla B. Morrison; S.A., by next of friend Javier E. Solis; A.M., by next of friend Jennifer Talley; J.S., by next of friend Anna J. Ricker; K.E., by next of friend John W. Cliff, Jr.; H.V., by next of friend Anna J. Ricker; P.O., by next of friend Anna J. Ricker; L.H., by next of friend Estela C. Vasquez; C.H., by next of friend Estela C. Vasquez; S.S., by next of friend Estela C. Vasquez; A.R., by next of friend Tom McKenzie, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. GOVERNOR RICK PERRY, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas; KYLE JANEK, in his official capacity as Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission of the State of Texas; JOHN J. SPECIA, JR., in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services of the State of Texas, Defendants-Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed: November 19, 2013.

PER CURIAM.*

On August 27, 2013, the district court certified a class of 12,000 children in the Texas foster care system in a suit alleging systemic violations of the children's rights and seeking broad, affirmative injunctive relief. On September 11, 2013, Defendants-Petitioners, the State of Texas ("the State"), filed a petition for permission to appeal the class certification order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f). Plaintiffs...

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