IN RE NICHOLSON

No. CV 00-2229, CV 00-5155, CV 00-6885.

181 F.Supp.2d 182 (2002)

In re Sharwline NICHOLSON, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

January 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lansner & Kubitschek, New York, By David Lansner, Carolyn Kubitschek, Sanctuary for Families, Battered Women's Legal Services, New York, By Jill Zuccardy, for Plaintiffs Subclass A.

Legal Aid Juvenile Rights Division, Juvenile Rights Division, By Monica Drinane, Leslie Abbey, Barrie Goldstein, Kay G. McNally, Judith Waksberg, Henry Weintraub, Lawyers for Children, New York, By Karen Freedman, Karen Walker Bryce, Betsy Kramer, for Plaintiffs Subclass B.

Martha Olson, Citizens' Committee for Children, Riverdale, Next Friend of Children in Subclass B.

New York City Law Department, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Brooklyn, NY, By Michael D. Hess, Jonathan Pines, Martha Calhoun, Carolyn Wolpert, Daniel A. Shacknai, Administration for Children's Services Deputy General Counsel, New York, for City of New York and Administration for Children's Services.

NYS Attorney General, New York, By William H. Bristow III, Robert Kraft, for State of New York and Governor George E. Pataki.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., Washington, D.C., By Greg E. Haber, Fernando R. Laguarda, Noam B. Fischman, for Amici National Network to End Domestic Violence and National Network to End Domestic Violence Fund.

Law Offices of Joanne C. Fray, Lexington, MA, By Joanne C. Fray, Helene Sullas Huggins, for Amicus National Coalition for Child Protection Reform.

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Jefferson City, MO, By Nina Balsam, for Amicus Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence Against Women.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York, By Frank S. Moseley, Zachary S. McGee, Joan Loughane, Kelli J. Stenstrom, Of Counsel, New York County Lawyer's Association, New York, By Craig A. Landy, Norman L. Reimer, for Amicus New York County Lawyers' Association.

Ohio Domestic Violence Network, Columbus, OH, By Alexandria M. Ruden, for Amicus Ohio Domestic Violence Network.


AMENDED MEMORANDUM, ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.

This is a class action brought primarily on behalf of women who are battered and who, without fault on their part, have their children removed by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), and on behalf of children so removed. See Nicholson v. Williams, 202 F.R.D. 377 (E.D.N.Y. 2001) (memorandum and order certifying class action and dividing class into a...

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