Ammar I. v. Dept. of Children & Families

AMMAR I. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES* (SC 20906) Mullins, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Ecker and Dannehy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff sought, inter alia, damages from the defendant, the Department of Children and Families, alleging that it had discriminated against him on the basis of his religion in violation of statute (§§ 46a-58 (a) and 46a-71 (a)) during the course of prior child protection proceedings in which his parental rights were ultimately terminated. The trial court granted in part the defen- dant’s motion to dismiss, dismissing the majority of the plaintiff’s…