Case Name: Lisa ROMAIN; Stacey Gibson; Joanika Davis; Schevelli Robertson; Jericho Macklin; Dameion Williams; Brian Trinchard, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Marketa Garner WALTERS, in her official capacity as Secretary, Department of Children & Family Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-07-26
Citations: 868 F.3d 311
Docket Number: No. 16-30929
Parties: Lisa ROMAIN; Stacey Gibson; Joanika Davis; Schevelli Robertson; Jericho Macklin; Dameion Williams; Brian Trinchard, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Marketa Garner WALTERS, in her official capacity as Secretary, Department of Children & Family Services, Defendant-Appellee
Judges: Before WIENER, DENNIS, and HAYNES', Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 868
Pages: 311–313

Head Matter:
Lisa ROMAIN; Stacey Gibson; Joanika Davis; Schevelli Robertson; Jericho Macklin; Dameion Williams; Brian Trinchard, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Marketa Garner WALTERS, in her official capacity as Secretary, Department of Children & Family Services, Defendant-Appellee
No. 16-30929
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Date Filed: 07/26/2017
Charles Robert Eskridge, III, Esq., Jonathan Sink, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Celia Marie Williams-Alexander, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, Department of Children & Family Services for State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Michael T. Kirkpatrick, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae for PUBLIC CITIZEN, INCORPORATED, IMPACT FUND, LEGAL AID SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER, DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA.
Thomas Gregory Jackson, Ann Marie Arcadi, Justin Roel Chapa, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Amicus Curiae for TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT.
Before WIENER, DENNIS, and HAYNES', Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
PER CURIAM:
The court having been polled ' at' the request of one of its members, and a majority of the judges who are in regular active service and not disqualified not having voted in favor (Fed. R. App, P, 35 and 5th Cir. R. 35), en banc reconsideration of this case is DENIED. In the en banc poll, six judges voted in favor of rehearing (Judges Jolly, Jones, Smith, Clement, Owen and Elrod) and eight judges voted against rehearing (Chief Judge Stewart and Judges Dennis, Prado, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, and Costa).