Legal Opinion
LJ by and Through Darr v. Massinga
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 27, 1988No. Civ. JH-84-4409PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH C. HOWARD, District Judge.
Pending before the court is this civil rights class action brought by foster children in the care and custody of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (“BCDSS”). Named as defendants are Ruth Massinga, Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Human Resources, BCDSS, and various foster-care officials. These children allege that the defendants’ administration of the foster care system in Baltimore City violates their rights under federal statutory law, Titles IV-E and IV-B of the Social Security Act, and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United…
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