Legal Opinion
J.R. v. Gloria
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 2010No. 09-1404PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This is one of several cases before this court claiming that the state of Rhode Island has failed to protect children in its care.
Plaintiffs, a family whose twins were in foster care, here appeal from the district court’s grant during trial of a Rule 50(a) motion for judgment as a matter of law to the defendants, Margaret Gloria, a social worker for the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), and Stephanie Terry, her supervisor. See J.R. v. Gloria, 599 F.Supp.2d 182, 205 (D.R.I.2009).
Plaintiffs J.R. and B.R., twin boys and minors, and their mother,…
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