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· 4/22/1993

Baby Neal v. Casey

Citations

  • 821 F. Supp. 320
  • 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21565
  • 1993 WL 120544

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • dismissing plaintiffs’ claims for “permanent placements or placement in .preadoptive homes pending their adoption”
  • professional judgment standard is correct because “similarly] to institutionalized mental patients, [foster] children have been placed in the custody of the state through no fault of their own”
  • “[CAPTA] does not give rise to an enforceable private right of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983”
  • “[CAPTA] does not give rise to an enforceable private right of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Robert F. Kelly

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