Bridgeman v. Ragaglia

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INTRODUCTION

SWIENTON, J.

Cheryl Bridgeman and James Bridgeman (petitioners), in the above-captioned case entitled Bridgeman v. Ragaglia, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus dated April 27, 1999, seeking custody of their biological grandchild, Kristy L., born July 31, 1993. The respondent, the commissioner of children and families (commissioner), filed a motion to dismiss the habeas corpus action for lack of standing and failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The petitioners subsequently filed a motion to intervene and to access the minor child’s records dated May 18, 1999, in…