LaSHAWN A. v. KELLY

Civ. No. 89-1754 (TFH).

887 F.Supp. 297 (1995)

LaSHAWN A., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Sharon Pratt KELLY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia Robinson Levy, Christopher Dunn, Craig Levine, American Civ. Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Anna Blackburne, Asst. Corporate Counsel, Office of Corp. Counsel, Washington, DC, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.

Four years ago, this Court heard more than two weeks of testimony and accepted more than 1000 admissions in a trial which exposed the desperate condition of the District of Columbia child welfare system. The Court then issued a 102-page opinion reaching "[t]he inescapable conclusion" that the system was operated in violation of federal law, District law, and the United States Constitution.

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