Legal Opinion
DiBattista v. State
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 8, 2002No. 2001-100-AppealPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
Relying primarily on claim-preclusion principles, the Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the State of Rhode Island and various officials of the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). In doing so, it dismissed the claims of two former foster-care parents, the plaintiffs Vincent and Robin DiBattista (plaintiffs or DiBattistas). Previously, they had challenged DCYF’s revocation of their foster-care license, but the Family Court rejected their administrative appeal and dismissed their claims. Thereafter, the plaintiffs filed a…
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