Legal Opinion
Dietz v. Damas
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 11, 1996No. Civil Action CV-91-5016 (DGT)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REVISED MEMORANDUM' AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge:
This case presents the difficult dilemma faced by child protection workers, aptly characterized by the Second Circuit, in van Emrik v. Chemung County, 911 F.2d 863, 866 (1990) (Newman, C.J.), in the following language: “If [protective services caseworkers] err in interrupting parental custody, they may be accused of infringing the parents’ constitutional rights. If they err in not removing the child, they risk injury to the child and may be accused of infringing the child’s rights.” See also Defore v. Premore, 86 F.3d 48, 49 (2d Cir.1996)…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
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