Legal Opinion
Aristotle P. v. Johnson
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 7, 1989No. 88 C 7919PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ANN C. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
The seven plaintiffs bring this three count complaint on the behalf of a class of similarly situated children pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the defendants Gordon Johnson and Gary Morgan violated their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and under the Adoptive Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§ 620-628, 670-679 (“AAA”). The defendants move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the following reasons, the court will grant the defendants’ motion in…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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