McLaughlin v. Pernsley

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HANNUM, Senior District Judge.

In the present action, the plaintiffs, John J. McLaughlin and Marilyn M. McLaughlin, allege that the defendants, the City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services and its Commissioner, Irene Pernsley, violated their rights under the United States Constitution when the defendants, pursuant to their policy against cross-racial long-term foster care placements and adoptions, removed Raymond Bullard, a black child committed to plaintiffs’ foster care, from plaintiffs’ home on October 18, 1985. 1

Raymond Bullard lived with the plaintiffs, a…