Ruffalo v. Civiletti

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Donna Ruffalo appeals from the denial of her motion for partial summary judgment, by which she sought the return of her child, who has been relocated by the federal government under the federal Witness Protection Program. The District Court1 held that Donna’s relationship with her child is constitutionally protected but denied her motion for summary judgment largely because it felt that genuine issues of fact remained to be tried with respect to the government’s responsibility for the continued separation of mother and child. We agree with the District Court that the…