Legal Opinion
Joseph A. v. New Mexico Department of Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1995No. 94-2160PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the dissolution of a consent decree governing the New Mexico foster care system. The decree requires that the State of New Mexico’s Department of Human Services (“the Department”) and its top officials (collectively “Defendants”) fulfill certain goals and specific requirements. Furthermore, the decree, spawned by a class action brought by a number of children in the state’s foster care system (“Plaintiffs”), provides that it may be terminated when Defendants maintain “substantial and continuous compliance” for twelve consecutive months. The district…
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