Legal Opinion
People United for Children, Inc. v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 18, 2000No. 99 Civ. 0648(RJW)PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 alleging violations of their rights secured by the First, Fourth, Ninth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and various provisions of the New York State Constitution and the Family Court Act. Defendants moved pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), Fed. R. Crv. P, for an order dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and for federal court abstention. They have also moved pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Fed. R. Civ. P, for an order…
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