DUPUY v. SAMUELS

No. 97 C 4199.

462 F.Supp.2d 859 (2005)

Belinda DUPUY, et al, Plaintiffs, v. Bryan SAMUELS, Director, Illinois Department of Children & Family Services, in his official capacity, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 9, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew L. Mathews, Jack L. Block, M. Marshall Seeder, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Tara Smith, Susan C, Mary E, P B, N B, C C.H., G X, S H, next of friend, R G H, Next of friend, C C.H., next of friend, John Doe, next of friend, Jane Doe, Richard Doe, all individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, next of friend, John Doe, next of friend, Jane Doe, Plaintiffs.

Jack L. Block, Andrew L. Mathews, M. Marshall Seeder, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., Edward W. Feldman, Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Jeff Dupuy.

Jack L. Block, Andrew L. Mathews, M. Marshall Seeder, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., Edward W. Feldman, Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, LLP, Jeffrey Bensley Gilbert, Johnson, Jones, Snelling & Gilbert, Chicago, IL, for Belinda Dupuy, Plaintiff.

Andrew L. Mathews, Jack L. Block, M. Marshall Seeder, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for S B, next of friend, Belinda Dupuy, M P, R C, next of friend, MP, S 5, A S, AO, EO, SO, next of friend, AO, next of friend, EO, TL, SL, CL, next of friend, TL, next of friend, SL, ME, JB, all individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs.

Andrew L. Mathews, Jack L. Block, M. Marshall Seeder, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., Edward W. Feldman, Miller, Shakman, Hamilton, Kurtzon & Shlifke, Chicago, IL, for GA, TA, Plaintiffs.

Andrew L. Mathews, Jack L. Block, M. Marshall Seeder, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., Edward W. Feldman, Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Pilar Berman, Norman Berman, VA, LD, AD, AD, AMH, SN, LW, KL, RF, RS, WS, NG, PK, Plaintiffs.

Barbara Lynn Greenspan, Attorney General's Office, Danielle Jenkins Steimel, Kimberly Soo Miller, Office of the Attorney General, Beth Ilyse Solomon, James C. Stevens, Jr., Office of the Attorney General, Nancy K. Hall-Walker, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Chicago, IL, for Jess McDonald, Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, in his official capacity, Defendant.

William Gibbs Sullivan, Martin, Brown & Sullivan, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Bryan Samuels, Director, Illinois Department of Children & Family Services in his official Capacity, Defendant.

Charles Perez Golbert, Patrick Thomas Murphy, Peter J. Schmiedel, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, Kathryn Jill Olfe, Cook County Public Guardian's Office, Chicago, IL, for Veronica F, Andrea 5, Georgia S, LaTrice F, Rayshaun P, Jennifer Y, Tameka F, proposed.

Charles Perez Golbert, Patrick Thomas Murphy, Peter J. Schmiedel, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, William Gibbs Sullivan Martin, Brown & Sullivan, Ltd., Daniel Thomas Hartnett, Martin, Brown, Sullivan & Bowman, Kathryn Jill Olfe, Cook County Public Guardian's Office, Chicago, IL, for Terrell C, proposed.

Donald G. Watson, Chicago, IL, Intervenor Plaintiff, Pro se.

Gladys F. Kennedy, Chicago, IL, Intervenor Plaintiff, Pro se.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PALLMEYER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs represent a class of persons who challenge the constitutionality of certain policies and procedures of the Department of Children and Family Services ("DCFS" or the "Department") relating to the investigation of allegations of child abuse or neglect. In an earlier proceeding. Plaintiffs focused on the Department's procedures for determining...

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