DeWEES v. STEVENSON

Civ. A. No. 91-7017.

779 F.Supp. 25 (1991)

Victor DeWEES and Mary Jane DeWees v. Wayne T. STEVENSON, Director, Chester County Children and Youth Services; Kay Thalheimer, Adoption Supervisor, Chester County Children and Youth Services; Chester County Children and Youth Services.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

November 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Stretton, West Chester, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Guy A. Donatelli, Lamb, Windle & McErlane, P.C., West Chester, Pa., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

WALDMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs seek to enjoin defendants from refusing to consider plaintiffs as adoptive parents for their foster child, Dante Kirby, and from taking him from the foster home on November 23, 1991 to participate in a National Adoption Center event to attempt to find prospective adoptive parents. Plaintiffs allege that defendants have refused to consider plaintiffs' request to adopt Dante because of their race and in so doing...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases