Legal Opinion
Tierney v. Town of Framingham
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 13, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–11657–FDSPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaylor, J.
This is an action alleging a variety of claims for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The pro se complaint contends that the Town of Framingham, two police detectives, the Massachusetts Division of Children and Families, two social workers, an extended family member, five private attorneys, a state judge, the Middlesex County District Attorney, and an Assistant District Attorney unlawfully attempted to deprive plaintiffs Thomas and Joann Tierney of custody of their grandson.
Nearly all defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint for a multitude of reasons.1 Among them are lack of subject-matter…
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- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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