CHENG v. WHEATON

Civ. No. H-90-769 (TEC).

745 F.Supp. 819 (1990)

Juliet CHENG v. Amy B. WHEATON, Commissioner of The Department of Children and Youth Services.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

October 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Athanson, Joseph A. Ciaffaglione, Hartford, Conn., for plaintiff.

John R. Whelan, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Conn., Clarine Nardi Riddle, Atty. Gen., Hartford, Conn., for defendant.


RULING ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

CLARIE, Senior District Judge.

Defendant has moved to dismiss this action because this Court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter. The defendant asserts that the doctrine of abstention acts as a bar to the plaintiff's Section 1983 claim in this Court. For the reasons more specifically set forth herein, the defendant's motion is denied and this Court assumes jurisdiction...

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