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CONNOR B. EX REL. VIGURS v. PATRICK

Civil Action No. 10-30073-WGY.

985 F.Supp.2d 129 (2013)

CONNOR B., by his next friend, Rochelle VIGURS, Adam S., by his next friend, Denise Sullivan, Camila R., by her next friend, Bryan Clauson, Andre S., by his next friend, Julia Pearson, Seth T., by his next friend, Susan Kramer, and Rakeem D., by his next friend, Bryan Clauson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Deval L. PATRICK, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, John Polanowicz, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and Olga I. Roche, Acting Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

November 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Gleason , Emily J. Grannon , Jonathan D. Persky , Mary K. Ryan , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP, Boston, MA, Elizabeth Pitman Gretter , Sarah Russo , Laurence D. Borten , Marcia Robinson Lowry , Rachel Brodin Nili , Sara Michelle Bartosz , Children's Rights, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Jeremy D. Bayless , Steven H. Joseph , Office of the Attorney General Martha Coakley, Bryan G. Killian , Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Robert L. Quinan, Jr. , Amy Spector, Jason B. Barshak , Jeffrey T. Collins , Liza J. Tran , Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA, for Defendants.

FINDINGS AND RULINGS

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Anonymized minors acting on behalf of a class of approximately 8500 children (collectively, the "Plaintiffs") who, after being removed from their family homes due to abuse or neglect, have suffered harm or are exposed to harm1 in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ("DCF" or the "Department"), bring this suit under 42...

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