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T.W. v. BROPHY

Civil Action No. 96-C-0120.

954 F.Supp. 1306 (1996)

T.W. and M.W., or T.W., a minor, and M.W., a minor, by and through their next friend Scott Enk, Plaintiffs, v. Thomas A. BROPHY, individually and as Director of the Milwaukee County Human Services Department, Edward J. Konkol, Clifford O'Connor, Clarence Johnson, Sharon Schultz, Carolyn Lee, Jim Ries, Adrienne Seider, Bonnie Finkler, Joan O'Keefe, Mary Carias, Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Inc., Pat Wendt, Judge Mel Flanagan, The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc., Roselyn Clipps, Michael Vruno, Gwen Eggson, The Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Carolyn Lenyard, Virginia Wright, The National Association of Black Social Workers, The Wisconsin Association of Black Social Workers, and The Institute for Child and Family Development, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

August 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Mitchell, Mitchell Law Office, Louisville, KY, for T.W., M.W.

John F. Jorgensen, Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee, WI, for Thomas Brophy, Edward J. Konkol, Clifford O'Connor, Clarence Johnson, Sharon Schultz, Carolyn Lee, Jim Ries, Adrienne Seider, Bonnie Finkler, Joan O'Keefe, Mary Carias.

Stephen W. Hayes, Timothy W. Feeley, von Briesen, Purtell & Roper, Milwaukee, WI, for Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc., Pat Wendt.

Richard Victor, Asst. Atty. General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Mel Flanagan.

Maria K. Myers, Harold A. Laufer, Louis F. Raymond, Davis & Kuelthau, Milwaukee, WI, for Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc.

Maria K. Myers, Davis & Kuelthau, Milwaukee, WI, for Michael Vruno.

Peter D. Alberg, Wayne Van Ert, Otjen, Van Ert, Stangle, Lieb & Weir, Milwaukee, WI, for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc., Carolyn Lenyard, Virginia Wright.

Harvey J. Goldstein, Goldstein Law Office, Milwaukee, WI, for Institute for Child and Family Development.

DECISION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, Senior District Judge.

Justice is more than making the right decisions; it is the right court making the right decision. Although concepts like capacity to sue, standing, personal jurisdiction, and subject matter jurisdiction may appear to be arcane legal rules, they ensure that the court has authority to resolve the dispute. Before the court can reach the merits of any suit, before discovery can begin, the court must resolve...

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