WOJCIK v. TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD

No. 95-1594.

76 F.3d 1 (1996)

Diane WOJCIK, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miriam Weizenbaum, Pawtucket, RI, with whom Amato A. DeLuca and Mandell, DeLuca & Schwartz, Ltd., Providence, RI, were on brief, for appellants.

Andrew B. Prescott, Providence, RI, with whom Steven M. Richard and Tillinghast Collins & Graham, were on brief, for appellees Rhode Island Rape Crisis Center, Inc., Marion Marceau and Carl Costanza.

Kathleen M. Powers, Providence, RI, with whom Marc DeSisto and DeSisto Law Offices, were on brief, for appellees Town of North Smithfield, Henrietta Delage, Christine Davidson, Lorraine Nault, Richard Smith, Terri Leoni, Richard Brady, Charles T. Shunney and Deborah Mancuso.

Before CYR, BOUDIN and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In the district court, John and Diane Wojcik filed a 32-count complaint including claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and under state law for an array of offenses including kidnapping. The defendants included the Town of North Smithfield, the Rhode Island Rape Crisis Center, Inc. ("Crisis Center") and a number of school officials, teachers and others. All of these claims derived from two reports of possible child abuse, one initiated by a teacher and the...

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