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SUTTON v. TOMPKINS COUNTY

No. 5:03-CV-0664 (NAM)(GJD).

617 F.Supp.2d 84 (2007)

Douglas SUTTON and Anne Serling-Sutton, Plaintiffs, v. TOMPKINS COUNTY, and Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Mary Pat Dolan, individually and as Commissioner of the Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Rebecca Bush, individually and as Deputy for the Commissioner of the Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Penny Van Schoick, individually and in her official capacity as employee of Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Cindy Jacobson, individually and in her official capacity as employee of Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Amy Chafee, individually and in her official capacity as employee of Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Kate Chason, individually and in her official capacity as employee of Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Debra Rivera, individually, personally and in her official capacity as a foster parent certified by the Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and Barb Blom, individually, personally and in her official capacity as a foster parent certified by the Tompkins County Department of Social Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. New York.

September 25, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holmberg, Galbraith, Van Houten & Miller, Lee M. Van Houten, Esq., of Counsel, Scott A. Miller, Esq., of Counsel, Thaler & Thaler, Thomas D. Cramer, Esq., of counsel, Ithaca, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Office of Tompkins County Attorney, Jonathon Wood, Esq., of Counsel, Ithaca, NY, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

NORMAN A. MORDUE, Chief Judge:

INTRODUCTION

In their amended complaint (Dkt. No. 2), plaintiffs claim their rights were violated when defendant Tompkins County Department of Social Services ("DSS") obtained custody of their daughter E.S., then aged 16, and placed her in foster care. The amended complaint states claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ("section 1983") and New York State law. All claims against defendants...

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