United States First Circuit

In a putative class action, brought on behalf of ten foster children in custody of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), the district court's judgment in favor of DCYF is vacated where it: 1) erroneously prevented the plaintiffs without sufficient reason from meeting with their lawyers; and 2) improvidently pretermitted discovery relating to DCYF's policies and customs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/21/2015
• Published 04/21/2015

Judges

• Selya

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel