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DeCOSTA v. CHABOT

No. 94-2131.

59 F.3d 279 (1995)

Stephen DeCOSTA, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Pauline CHABOT, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas N. O'Connor, Boston, MA, with whom George P. Dickson and Dickson & Associates, P.C., Milford, NH, were on brief, for appellants.

Ann Fitzpatrick Larney, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Jeffrey R. Howard, Atty. Gen., Concord, NH, was on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Stephen and Joann DeCosta filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various state and local officials claiming an unconstitutional interference with their family affairs caused by an allegedly unfounded child abuse investigation primarily conducted by the state authorities. After dismissing the claims against three defendants, the district court granted summary judgment for all remaining defendants, concluding that the plaintiffs had not asserted...

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