Legal Opinion

Southerland v. City of New York

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 22, 2012No. Docket 07-4449-cv (L), 07-4450-cv (CON)PublishedCited by 213 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SACK, Circuit Judge:

This lawsuit involves a man and a woman — the plaintiff Sonny B. Southerland Sr. (“Southerland”) and non-party Diane Manning — two groups of children, and a caseworker’s apparent confusion between the two groups. Plaintiff Ciara Manning is the daughter of Southerland and Diane Manning. Ciara was supposed to be living with Southerland at the time in question, but in fact had left to live with a friend, and had not resided in Southerland’s home for at least a year.

In addition to Ciara, plaintiff Southerland fathered, by one or more women other than Diane Manning, six other…

2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by213 opinions

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  5. K.D. ex rel. Duncan v. White Plains School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2013

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