Blais v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families

1 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 4 JAMES BLAIS and GAIL BLAIS, No. 2:20-cv-00187-SMJ 5 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART 6 AND DENYING IN PART v. PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR 7 PRELIMINARY AND ROSS HUNTER, in his official PERMANENT INJUNCTION 8 capacity of Secretary of Washington State Department of Children, Youth 9 and Families, 10 Defendant. 11 12 James and Gail Blais hope to foster, and eventually adopt, their great- 13 granddaughter, H.V. After H.V. was born, concerns about her welfare arose. The 14 Idaho Department of Health and Welfare…