ARNETH v. GROSS

No. 86 Civ. 3296 (RO).

699 F.Supp. 450 (1988)

Diane ARNETH and Renee Brown, Regina Williams, Jane Doe on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. George GROSS, in his capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Administration; Caesar Perales, in his capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services; Monsignor Robert Arpie, in his capacity as Director of Child Care of Catholic Charities and Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Mission of the Immaculate Virgin and Sister Marie Bernadette in her capacity as Executive Director of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

October 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey C. Thrope, New York City, for plaintiffs; Jeffrey C. Thrope, James M. Morrissey, Martin Guggenheim, of counsel.

Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for defendants Monsignor Robert Arpie and Sister Marie Bernadette; Richard E. Nolan, Whitney L. Schmidt, George Vuoso (Law Clerk), of counsel.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of State of N.Y., New York City, for defendant Perales; Tarquin Jay Bromley, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corp. Counsel of New York City, New York City, for defendant Gross; Diane J. Morgenroth, Thomas C. Mansfield, of counsel.


OPINION AND ORDER

OWEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Renee Brown and Regina Williams are foster children placed by the City of New York in group home foster care with the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, a Catholic agency. They move for an order preliminarily enjoining defendants from confiscating their contraceptive devices and prescriptions and permitting them the option of practicing contraception and for class certification.

Defendant George Gross...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases