Barriner v. Stedman

ORDER

DAUGHERTY, Chief Judge.

This action was brought by Plaintiffs under the Declaratory Judgments Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 of the Civil Rights Act. From the record before the Court, it appeared that Christy Len Stedman (Christy), a minor child, was adopted by the Defendants (Christy’s paternal aunt and uncle, the latter being an adopted brother of Christy’s natural father) after Christy’s father shot and killed her mother in 1976. Plaintiffs are Christy’s maternal grandmother and step-grandfather who attempted to adopt Christy but were prevented from doing so by…