The four students attended Floyd I. Marchus School, operated by the Contra Costa County Office of Education. The public school offers special education services and integrated counseling to 85 children with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Students are referred to the school from districts in Contra Costa County and neighboring counties.
The class-action suit, alleging battery, negligence and civil rights violations, also names the California Department of Education, the Contra Costa County Office of Education and members of the staff at Marchus School as defendants. The suit also names State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, in his official capacity as state schools chief, although the incidents occurred before he took office in January.
Lawsuit: lawyer uncovers alarming "trend" as thousands of babies kidnapped by CPS.
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- Created: Wednesday, 17 December 2014 23:40
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A federal class action lawsuit filed out of Southern California states that the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services has kidnapped “thousands” of children without warrant or reason.
According to the suit, which makes mention of several social workers and investigators, Riverside’s operation “makes a habit” of kidnapping young children.
Speaking with the Courthouse News Service, the Plaintiffs’ attorney, Shawn McMillan, said that he “uncovered an alarming trend” when investigating similar cases in the area the year prior.
Parents file federal civil rights lawsuit against Minnesota because CPS kidnapped their children
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- Created: Tuesday, 01 May 2018 23:23
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Dwight D. Mitchell (center at podium) is the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit of parents suing the State of Minnesota for kidnapping their children via Child Protection Services. Image courtesy kaaltv.com.
This past week (April 2018) a group of Minnesota parents filed a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing Dakota County and the State of Minnesota for kidnapping their children and placing them unnecessarily into foster care.
The lead plaintiff in the lawsuit is Dwight D. Mitchell, who founded an association of parents called Stop Child Protection Services From Legally Kidnapping, which has about 250 members in Minnesota.
County reaches settlement agreement in lawsuits by former foster children
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- Created: Saturday, 18 August 2018 22:10
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Former foster father Michael Jarome Hayes appears in a photo taken by San Diego police in 2013. San Diego Police Department
San Diego County has agreed to settle two lawsuits by former foster children who allege the county failed to protect them from abuse by a former foster parent, then invaded one of the children’s privacy during resulting litigation, according to papers filed Tuesday in federal court.
Lawsuit against DHS claims agency 'failed to protect children'
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- Created: Tuesday, 02 April 2019 20:12
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, families and former employees are moving forward with a class action lawsuit that was filed against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
They plan to sue the agency for what they call "failing to protect children."
"I heard it over and over and over and over again, and it's sort of, where there's smoke there's fire," attorney Rachel Bussett said.
Bussett represents more than a dozen people, including former DHS employees, who allege the state agency is blocking families from reuniting.
"No children died under my watch at that time, and then I have to get permission from somebody higher than me to remove children who have never been to the home, who haven't talked to the worker, and a child dies four months later," former DHS worker Heidi Stingley said.
Former employees, such as Stingley, claim they were wrongly terminated.
"The fact of the matter boils down to if something goes wrong, it's not upper management that made the decisions that are held accountable. It's the workers that had the concerns," former DHS caseworker Dahn Gregg said.
The former employees also allege DHS is violating a previous class action civil rights lawsuit the agency settled in 2012, which targeted its foster care system.
"Thorough reviews of the new cases presented to us found no evidence of improprieties," DHS officials said. "We are quite confident our actions have been justified, in the best interest of the children involved, and these allegations are without merit."
Members of the group involved in the lawsuit said they have a meeting scheduled for Friday with Gov. Kevin Stitt in an attempt to persuade him to make changes at DHS. They said they plan on filing the lawsuit this month.
Source : https://www.koco.com/article/lawsuit-against-dhs-claims-agency-failed-to-protect-children/27022833
Lawsuit against DHS claims agency 'failed to protect children'
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- Created: Wednesday, 03 April 2019 21:39
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, families and former employees are moving forward with a class action lawsuit that was filed against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
They plan to sue the agency for what they call "failing to protect children."
"I heard it over and over and over and over again, and it's sort of, where there's smoke there's fire," attorney Rachel Bussett said.
Bussett represents more than a dozen people, including former DHS employees, who allege the state agency is blocking families from reuniting.
"No children died under my watch at that time, and then I have to get permission from somebody higher than me to remove children who have never been to the home, who haven't talked to the worker, and a child dies four months later," former DHS worker Heidi Stingley said.
Former employees, such as Stingley, claim they were wrongly terminated.
"The fact of the matter boils down to if something goes wrong, it's not upper management that made the decisions that are held accountable. It's the workers that had the concerns," former DHS caseworker Dahn Gregg said.
The former employees also allege DHS is violating a previous class action civil rights lawsuit the agency settled in 2012, which targeted its foster care system.
"Thorough reviews of the new cases presented to us found no evidence of improprieties," DHS officials said. "We are quite confident our actions have been justified, in the best interest of the children involved, and these allegations are without merit."
Members of the group involved in the lawsuit said they have a meeting scheduled for Friday with Gov. Kevin Stitt in an attempt to persuade him to make changes at DHS. They said they plan on filing the lawsuit this month.
Source : https://www.koco.com/article/lawsuit-against-dhs-claims-agency-failed-to-protect-children/27022833
Lawsuit against Montana CPS to move forward
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- Created: Sunday, 16 June 2019 23:46
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Class action lawsuit aims to bring charges of human trafficking, kidnapping
Montana CPS may soon see their day in court. At least, if Representative Rodney Garcia (MT HD52), has anything to say about it. Their agents, and their organization, as a whole, may soon face a judge, with their actions being under legal scrutiny. Representative Garcia aims to assure such a day, as he announced during an interview on Friday’s edition of Northwest Liberty News’ show. The lawmaker wants to move to file a Class Action lawsuit against Montana state CPS.
“They think they’re above the law…and I’m going to show them that they’re not.”
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against DHHS by mother seeking contact
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- Created: Saturday, 13 July 2019 03:50
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A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed an Eddington woman’s lawsuit that sought to force the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to allow her contact with her 7-year-old daughter, who in May was living with her father’s girlfriend in Ellsworth under an agency safety plan.
U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker said the case belonged in state court because “federal courts do not have jurisdiction to issue child custody decrees.”
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Couple awarded $50k to sue NSW DOCS
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- Created: Monday, 20 April 2009 21:29
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SELF-DESCRIBED hippies from northern NSW are suing the state's Department of Community Services for removing their two healthy children from their care without a good reason.
The couple - who cannot be named despite wanting to tell their story and not being guilty of any offence - were last week awarded legal costs, believed to exceed $50,000, for the fight to have their children returned.
They could not afford a lawyer so represented themselves in court. The mother told The Australian that the money would be used to pursue DOCS further. A judge has found their children were taken for no good reason, in an apparent abuse of power by welfare workers.
NSW Parents sue for $18m after babies taken
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- Created: Sunday, 07 March 2010 21:37
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There are concerns some babies are taken too hastily.
Figures released by the New South Wales Government show the number of babies taken from mothers by the Department of Community Services (DoCS) is on the rise.
In NSW, there has been a staggering 70 per cent rise in baby removals from maternity wards.
In 2007, 215 babies were taken by DoCS. In 2009, 363 babies were taken.
Sometimes it is justified, but there are concerns some babies are taken too hastily.
Parents may sue over alleged child removal fraud, the Queensland Child Protection Inquiry has heard
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- Created: Wednesday, 05 September 2012 21:44
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Parents may sue over alleged child removal fraud, the Child Protection Inquiry has heard.
Children sue Victoria Department of Human Services for failing to stop brutal beatings by stepdad
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- Created: Saturday, 29 June 2013 21:53
- Written by Katie Bice - Sunday Herald Sun
TWO children who suffered abuse at the hands of their stepfather are suing the Department of Human Services for failing to protect them.
The pair was subjected to almost daily beatings over 16 months.
Teachers kept a log of the children's injuries and made numerous reports to DHS.
But despite six trips to hospital, the children were not rescued until 2008 when X-rays showed multiple fractures in both.