KAUCH v. DEPT. FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES

No. 02-1488.

321 F.3d 1 (2003)

Brian S. KAUCH, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Palumbo, Jr., for appellant.

Linn F. Freedman, Deputy Chief, Civil Division, with whom Sheldon Whitehouse, Attorney General, were on brief, for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Brian S. Kauch was married to Joan Berrigan until 1996. The couple has two children: a son born in 1987 and a daughter born in 1990. This family's story, as revealed during the course of this litigation, is a sad one, and includes alleged abuse of both children by the parents. The allegations spurred investigations by Rhode Island's Department for Children, Youth and Their Families ("Department") on several occasions....

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