Finch v. New York State Office of Children & Family Services

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Barbara Finch, Carol Jordan, and Barbara Ortiz bring this putative class action against, inter alia, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (“OCFS”) and the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”). The plaintiffs allege that the defendants’ practice of unduly delaying administrative hearings at which the plaintiffs could challenge reports that they abused or mistreated children violated the plaintiffs’ due process rights. The plaintiffs claim that during the delays, their names and the…