United States First Circuit

In an action for child visitation rights brought by fathers against Massachusetts social service agencies, court, doctors, and mental health and social workers, numerous appeals dismissed where visitation was barred on findings of sexual abuse.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2002
• Published 05/30/2002

Judges

• COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CYR, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barbara C. Johnson on brief for appellants Brown and Linnehan.


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Walter Freiberg, III,Heather Dauler and Weston, Patrick, Willard & Redding on brief for appellee Kern. Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, Patrick J. Cassidy, Assistant Attorney General, on brief for appellees Trial Court of Massachusetts and Department of Social Services., William P. Hurley and Cogavin & Waystack on brief for appellee McCarthy., Rebecca J. Wilson, Sandra P. Criss and Peabody & Arnold LLP, on brief for appellee Fyfe., Alexander G. Gray on brief for appellee Salt., John J. Reardon, Kim S. Gainsboro and Hassan & Reardon, P.C., on brief for appellees Newberger, Tischelman and Children's Hospital, Inc.