GOTTLIEB v. COUNTY OF ORANGE

No. 852, Docket 95-7535.

84 F.3d 511 (1996)

Andrew GOTTLIEB, and Jean Gottlieb, individually and as the natural parents of infants Dawn Gottlieb and Lee Gottlieb, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF ORANGE, Orange County Department of Social Services, Esther Coppola, in her individual capacity and in her official capacity as an employee of the County of Orange and the Orange County Department of Social Services and Linda E. Douthert, in her individual capacity and in her official capacity as a supervisory employee of the County of Orange and the Orange County Department of Social Services, Defendants-Appellees, Todd Zeltman, New York State Trooper, in his individual capacity, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson M. Farber, New York City (Akst & Akst, New York City, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Phyllis A. Ingram, Nyack, New York (MacCartney, MacCartney, Kerrigan & MacCartney, Nyack, New York, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Lansner & Kubitschek, New York City (Carolyn A. Kubitschek, New York City, of counsel), filed a brief for amicus curiae National Coalition for Child Protection Reform in support of Appellants.

Before: OAKES, KEARSE, and WINTER, Circuit Judges.


KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Andrew and Jean Gottlieb (the "Gottliebs") appeal from so much of a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as dismissed their claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) for compensatory and punitive damages against defendants County of Orange and Orange County Department of Social Services (collectively the "County") and two County employees, Esther Coppola and Linda E. Douthert, for...

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