CAL. ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERV. v. ALLENBY

No. 08-16267.

589 F.3d 1017 (2009)

CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cliff ALLENBY, Interim Director of the California Department of Social Services, in his official capacity; Mary Ault, Deputy Director of the Children and Family Services Division of the California Department of Social Services, in her official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Abrams, East Palo Alto, CA, for the appellant.

George Prince, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for the appellees.

OPinion by Judge RYMER; Concurrence by Judge WU.


RYMER, Circuit Judge:

California Alliance of Child and Family Services, an association of private, non-profit agencies that provide adoption, foster care, and group home services, appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of Cliff Allenby, the interim director of the California Department of Social Services (the State). We must determine whether the State is in compliance with the federal Child Welfare Act's (CWA) mandate that a participating state "cover the...

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