Legal Opinion
Rees v. Office of Children and Youth
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 2010No. 2:09-mj-00283PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SEAN J. McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
This civil action arises from events involving the Plaintiffs unsuccessful attempts to obtain custody of her two minor grandchildren following the death of her son, who was the children’s biological father. Plaintiff Barbara Rees has asserted a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the alleged violation of her federal civil rights as well as various claims premised on Pennsylvania tort law. She has named as Defendants the Erie County Office of Children and Youth (“OCY”) and several of its employees and/or agents.
The case was originally…
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