Legal Opinion
Kauch v. Department for Children, Youth & Their Families
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 14, 2003No. 02-1488PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Brian S. Kauch was married to Joan Berrigan until 1996. The couple has two children: a son born in 1987 and a daughter born in 1990. This family’s story, as revealed during the course of this litigation, is a sad one, and includes alleged abuse of both children by the parents. The allegations spurred investigations by Rhode Island’s Department for Children, Youth and Their Families (“Department”) on several occasions. The present case asks us to determine whether defendant-appellee Linda Benjamin, an agent of the Department, violated Kauch’s…
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