Legal Opinion
Duchesne v. Sugarman
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 24, 1978No. 72 Civ. 3447 (CMM)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
This is a civil rights action (42 U.S.C. § 1983) seeking damages against four individual defendants and two child-caring institutions. Plaintiff Josephine Duchesne, suing as the personal representative of her deceased daughter, Paulina Perez, moves pursuant to Rules 19, 20 and 21 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for an order directing that the complaint be amended to include the City of New York and the New York City Bureau of Child Welfare as defendants.
The events which gave rise to decedent’s claims occurred between 1969 and 1972. Those claims are seemingly…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. United States Coin & CurrencySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McRedmond v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Versluis v. Town of Haskell, Okl.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
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