U. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA C.U. and A.R., : : CIVIL ACTION v. : No. 22-4950 : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT : OF HUMAN SERVICES, et al. : McHUGH, J. May 3, 2023 MEMORANDUM This is a civil rights case in which the core issue is whether the 14th Amendment provides due process protection for parents seeking to visit their hospitalized child, where public officials had limited their access based upon a suspicion of abuse. Because I am persuaded that the deprivation here was long enough and substantial enough to create a protectable interest,…