DOE v. NORTON

Civ. Nos. 15579, 15589.

365 F.Supp. 65 (1973)

Donna DOE et al. v. Nicholas NORTON, Individually and as Commissioner of Welfare of the State of Connecticut. Sharon ROE and Dorothy Poe, Individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Nicholas NORTON, Individually and as Commissioner of Welfare of the State of Connecticut.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

September 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Crockett, Raymond J. Kelly, Willimantic, Conn., Robert Beckman, Stamford, Conn., Elliot Taubman, Norwich, Conn., David Rosen, Edw. Dolan, New Haven, Conn., for plaintiffs in Civ. No. 15579.

Frank Cochran, New Haven, Conn., David Rosen, Edward Dolan, New Haven, Conn., for plaintiffs in Civ. No. 15589.

James M. Higgins, Michael Anthony Arcari, Asst. Atty. Gen., East Hartford, Conn., for defendant.

Before TIMBERS, Circuit Judge, and BLUMENFELD and NEWMAN, District Judges.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

BLUMENFELD, District Judge:

By this action, the plaintiffs1 challenge the constitutionality of Public Act 439 § 4 (1971), Conn.Gen.Stats. § 52-440b.2 The challenged statute is part of a comprehensive legislative scheme whereby the mother of any illegitimate child is legally obligated to disclose the name of her child's biological...

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