Legal Opinion
Procopio v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1993No. 92-1913PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, hoping to adopt a child, became foster parents to a little girl born to an active drug addict. They nursed her through chronic narcotic withdrawal and cared for her for five years. When the birth parents successfully sought to have custody of the girl returned to them, the plaintiffs sued, asserting a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in addition to state law claims. The district court dismissed the case. We affirm.
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The lamentable story of Ashley K.’s childhood began on April 27, 1984, when Ashley was born to a drug-addicted woman who had *327used heroin and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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