Langton v. Maloney

RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed this suit for damages and injunctive relief claiming that actions taken by the Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services relating to the custody of their daughter violated their constitutional rights. The plaintiffs are Joseph and Mona Langton, the divorced parents of Julie Langton, who at the time of the acts referred to in the complaint was a 13-year-old child. The defendants are the former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services (DCYS), the Deputy…