Legal Opinion
L.J. v. Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 26, 2011No. 09-2259PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Senior Judge BALDOCK concurred.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the denial of a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(5) to vacate a 1988 consent decree and from the entry of a subsequent modified decree. Both decrees were designed to reform the Baltimore, Maryland foster care system. The appeal is based on allegations that changes in the law brought about by Supreme Court decisions have eliminated the legal bases for the decrees. We affirm the well-reasoned decision of the…
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