Legal Opinion
Procopio v. Johnson
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 19, 1992No. 91 C 5495PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge.
Before the court are the motions to dismiss of defendants Sue Suter (“Suter”), Hephzibah Children’s Center (“Hephzi-bah”), and Lutheran Child and Family Services (“Lutheran Child”). For reasons that follow, the motions are granted.
FACTS
The plaintiffs, Joseph and Marjorie Pro-copio (the “Procopios”), were foster parents to Ashley K. from June 1984, when Ashley was approximately two months old, until July 1989. 1 A juvenile court had removed Ashley from the custody of her unmarried natural parents, both heroin addicts, and placed the child with the Illinois…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Procopio v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Taahira W. Ex Rel. McCord-Salley v. TravisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- Procopio v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993