Legal Opinion

Scarso v. Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided October 31, 1989No. C88-402PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION RE: GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND FOR SANCTIONS

KRENZLER, District Judge.

This case evolves from Joseph D. Scar-so’s (“plaintiff”) obsession with obtaining legal custody of his son, Joseph R. Scarso (“Joey”). 1

Plaintiff’s amended complaint alleges violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and several pendent state claims. The defendants are Judge Betty Willis Ruben (“Judge Ruben”) of the Juvenile Division of the Court of Common Pleas, the Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services (“CCDHS”), various employees of CCDHS and the Juvenile Court, the mother of the child,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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  3. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by6 opinions

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