# Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn v. Perdue

> Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · July 3, 2008 · 532 F.3d 1209

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9416133

## Case

- **Full name:** KENNY A., by His Next Friend Linda Winn, Kara B., by Her Next Friend Linda Pace, Maya C., by Her Next Friend Linda Pace, Phelicia D., by Her Next Friend Theresa Roth, Sabrina E., by Her Next Friend Rebecca Silvey, Korrina E., by Her Next Friend Rebecca Silvey, Tanya F., by Her Next Friend Carol Huff, Priscilla G., by Her Next Friend Roslyn M. Satchel, Briana H., by Her Next Friend Linda Pace, on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. Sonny PERDUE, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Resources of the State of Georgia, James Martin, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources of the State of Georgia, Division of Family and Children Services, Fulton County, Beverly Jones, in Her Official Capacity as Director of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services, DeKalb County DFCS, Wayne Drummond, in His Official Capacity as Director of the DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, Fulton County, DeKalb County, Defendants
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- **Decided:** July 3, 2008
- **Citations:** 532 F.3d 1209; 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 14204; 2008 WL 2609238
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Hill
- **Judges:** Carnes, Wilson, Hill
- **Cited by:** 21 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

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## Opinion text

HILL, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
I concur in the judgment. The enhancement by the district court is due to be affirmed because we are bound by the prior cases of our court, NAACP v. City of Evergreen, 812 F.2d 1332 (11th Cir.1987), and Norman v. Housing Authority of Montgomery, 836 F.2d 1292 (11th Cir.1988).
I do not add anything to my colleagues’ discussions of the holding and opinions in those cases other than to acknowledge that they are scholarly and well done.
No doubt these additional writings will be of interest to jurists who might wish to pursue the matter in further proceedings, should any arise.

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