Legal Opinion
Southerland v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 2, 2007No. 99-CV-3329 (CPS)(LB)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SIFTON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Sonny Southerland, Sr. (“South-erland”) commenced this action, on his own behalf and on behalf of his children, Venus, Sonny Jr., Nathaniel, Emmanuel, Kiam, and Elizabeth (“plaintiff children”), against defendants the City of New York (“City”), Timothy Woo (“Woo”), and John Does 1-9, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for injuries allegedly caused by a decision of the New York State Family Court, Kings County, to remove Souther-land’s children from his custody. Plaintiffs allege in their amended complaint 1 that…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Southerland v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
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