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CARTER v. LINDGREN

No. 06-2539.

502 F.3d 26 (2007)

Joy CARTER, individually and Parent and next friend of Caleb O. and Cassidy C.; Thomas Carter, individually and as Parent and next friend of Cassidy C., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Jay LINDGREN, individually and in his capacity as Director of The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families; State of Rhode Island; Candace Salvo, individually and in her official capacity; Edward O'Donnell, individually and in his official capacity; Marta Branstrom Skelding, individually and in her official capacity; Cheryl Csisar, individually and in her official capacity; Maureen Egan, individually and in her official capacity, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 7, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Dickinson, for appellants.

Richard B. Woolley, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and DYK, Circuit Judges.

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Joy and Thomas Carter (collectively, "plaintiffs") brought suit against several officers of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families ("DCYF") (collectively, "defendants"). Plaintiffs alleged that the DCYF officers were liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for infringing on their right to familial integrity under the United States Constitution. They also sought damages under Rhode Island law, alleging infringement of...

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