Legal Opinion
Sayles v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 5, 1997No. CIV. 3:CV-97-0376PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEALON, District Judge.
In this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1988, defendants Monroe County and Monroe County Children and Youth Services (MCCYS), on May 5, 1997, filed a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), with a brief in support submitted on May 19, 1997. Plaintiffs subsequently filed a brief in opposition on May 27, 1997, to which the defendants replied on June 30, 1997. The motion is now ripe for consideration and, for the following reasons, the motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Sayles v. COM. OF PA. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFAREDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1997