Legal Opinion
Artist M. v. Gordon Johnson and Gary T. Morgan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1990No. 90-1742, 90-1764PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in this class action suit allege that the Department of Children and Family Services (the “DCFS”), an agency of the State of Illinois, fails to assign caseworkers to members of their class in a timely manner and that this violates the federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (the “AAA”).1 Defendants Gordon Johnson and Gary Morgan are director and guardianship administrator, respectively, of the DCFS. They appeal from the entry of a preliminary injunction and enforcement order requiring them to adhere to the AAA’s minimum requirements in…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Doe v. ChilesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Jeanine B. Ex Rel. Blondis v. ThompsonDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1995
- Yvonne L. v. New Mexico Department Of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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