Legal Opinion
Gail Bates v. Gordon Johnson, Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 1990No. 89-2611, 89-3095PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Since 1981 the regulations of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services have promised parents weekly visits with children who had been removed from their custody, if the Department plans to reunite parents and children. Performance fell short of promise. In 1984 Gail Bates and several other persons filed this class action contending that both the Constitution and the Social Security Act require Illinois to carry out its visitation policy. In 1986 the parties negotiated, and the court entered, a consent decree requiring Illinois to implement its…
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