Legal Opinion
Family Civil Liberties Union v. State
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 29, 2019No. Civ. No. 18-2597 (KM)(JBC)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEVIN MCNULTY, U.S.D.J.:
The plaintiffs, Surender Malhan, Elvin Serrano, Zia Shaikh, and the Family Civil Liberties Union, seek relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. The plaintiffs do not challenge particular rulings *419of the state family court. Rather, they assert that New Jersey's statutes, court rules, and case law do not provide sufficient constitutional protection of their custody rights in family court proceedings. Two of the plaintiffs have asserted the key claims here in prior actions, where they were denied in decisions upheld by the…
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