Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Maloney
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 26, 1976No. Civ. No. H-75-18PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
Before TIMBERS, Circuit Judge, and CLARIE and ZAMPANO, District Judges. ZAMPANO, District Judge:
The plaintiff, Dorothy Rivera, commenced this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its jurisdictional counterpart, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), to challenge the constitutionality of the administrative procedures employed by the Connecticut State Welfare Department to remove two foster children from her custody and control. Since the complaint raised substantial constitutional questions with respect to regulations and practices of statewide application, a three-judge district…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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