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WILDER v. BERNSTEIN

Nos. 959, 960, Dockets 94-7322, 94-7324.

49 F.3d 69 (1995)

Shirley WILDER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Mystique F., et al., Plaintiffs Intervenors-Appellants, v. Blanche BERNSTEIN, individually and as Administrator of the New York City Human Resources Administration, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Abbott House, et al., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 23, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Berger, New York City (Paul A. Crotty, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, Michael S. Adler, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellants.

Michael D. Scherz, New York City (Kay C. McNally, Henry S. Weintraub, Lenore Gittis, Legal Aid Soc., Juvenile Rights Div., New York City, Karen Freedman, Gayle Lerner, Lawyers for Children, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-intervenors-appellants.

Marcia Robinson Lowry, New York City (Susan Lambiase Gregory, Children's Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Donald J. Cohn, New York City (Alexandra C. Cohn, Polier, Tulin & Cohn, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-intervenors-appellees.

Before: NEWMAN, Chief Judge, OAKES and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges.

JON O. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

The contempt proceedings that precipitated this appeal mark the latest chapter in extended institutional reform litigation concerning New York City's foster care system.1

Appellants are the municipal defendants responsible for administering that system ("the City"), and three foster children placed by the City with relatives ("Plaintiffs-Intervenors"). They challenge an order of the District Court for...

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