Legal Opinion

Whalen v. County of Fulton

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 2, 1997No. 1746, Docket 96-9417PublishedCited by 245 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Circuit Judge:

Adoptive parents George and Elizabeth Whalen (the “Whalens”), and their adopted child Michael Whalen (“Michael”) (collectively “plaintiffs”) appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., District Judge) granting the motion of county departments of social services and several individual county officials (collectively “defendants”), for summary judgment and dismissing plaintiffs’ second amended complaint. In their second amended complaint, plaintiffs allege that defendants violated their First and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  5. Bell v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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