Legal Opinion
S.W. ex rel. Marquis-Abrams v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 28, 2014No. 09-CV-01777 ENV MDGPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
VITALIANO, District Judge.
Between 1986 and 1996, plaintiffs, ten individuals who were at the time special needs children, were placed in foster care with, and were subsequently adopted by, Judith Leekin, who abused, neglected, imprisoned, and denied them any education or medical care. Plaintiffs bring this action against the City of New York (the “City”) and the private foster care agencies that placed them with Leekin, namely, St. Joseph Services for Children, Inc. (“SJSC”), Heartshare Human Services (“HHS”), and SCO Family of Services (“SCO”) (together, *184the “agency…
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