Josephina Duchesne as Administratrix of the Estate of Pauline Perez v. Jule M. Sugarman

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1977-11-08

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BLUMENFELD, District Judge: This is a civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking money damages. The gravamen of the claim is the allegedly unlawful and unconstitutional assumption and retention of the custody of two minor children without their mother’s consent and without…

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