Legal Opinion
Joseph A. by Wolfe v. NM Dept. of Human Services
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided September 23, 1983No. Civ. 80-0623-JBPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BURCIAGA, District Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the motion of the defendants to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The plaintiffs are children currently in the custody of the New Mexico Department of Human Services (hereinafter “the Department”). They sue through their next friends under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) for alleged violations of their civil rights. The defendants are the Department and certain state officials employed by the Department. Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) (1976). For the reasons stated below, the motion of the…
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