Legal Opinion
People United for Children, Inc. v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 21, 2003No. 99 Civ. 0648(RJW)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have moved pursuant to Rule 23, Fed.R.Civ.P., for an order certifying this action as a class action. For the reasons hereinafter stated, plaintiffs’ motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
In this civil rights action, plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated individuals, seek relief for alleged constitutional violations by defendant Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”). Plaintiff People United For Children, Inc. (“People United”) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1983. It conducts support group meetings for…
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