Legal Opinion
Torres v. Gaines
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 11, 2015No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-cv-372-VLBPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
Hon. Vanessa L. Bryant, United States District Judge
Edward Torres and Teresa Murray (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against employees of the Connecticut Department of Children and Family Services (“DCF”) and a social *633worker for the Child and Family Guidance Center (“CFGC”) ¡(collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs allege that' Defendants “without cause” and in violation of established federal and state procedures continue to investigate and prosecute a state proceeding to remove Plaintiffs’ eight-year-old son from their . custody. The CFGC…
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