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Opinions
Opinion # 4 is the main opinion in the appeal, 465 F. 3d 757 (7th Cir. 2006). Opinion #2 is the detailed trial court opinion setting forth the facts, 462 F. Supp.2d 859 (N.D. Ill. 2005). Opinion #5, 295 F.3d 807 (7th Cir. 2007), issued on July 31, 2007, is the appeal from which the petition to the Supreme Court is proceeding, but this opinion contains only a very limited discussion of the issues in the case.
Petition and Amici Briefs: U.S. Supreme Court
- Petition for Supreme Court Review (Certiorari) (PDF) Dupuy II, February 13, 2008
- Brief in Opposition to Certiorari, by Illinois DCFS (PDF) May 14, 2008
- Final Reply Brief, by Plaintiffs, (PDF) May 28, 2008
- Amici Curiae Brief on behalf of Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, CLAIM, et al., by Baker & McKenzie (PDF) March 2008
- Amici Curiae Brief on behalf of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, et al., by McDermott Will & Emery (PDF) March 2008
- Amici Curiae Brief on behalf of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Chicago Psychoanalytic Society, by O'Melveny & Myers (PDF) March 2008
- Amici Curiae Brief on behalf of the Cato Institute, Institute for Justice, and the Goldwater Institute, by Sidley Austin (PDF) March 2008
- Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of the Illinois State Bar Association, by Jenner & Block (PDF) March 2008
Briefs and Important Pleadings: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Dupuy Class Information
Articles and Important Documents
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (PDF) concerning the Petition for Certiorari, March 21, 2008
- Press Release (PDF) for the Supreme Court Petition, filed February 13, 2008
- Youth Law News (PDF) by Diane Redleaf, Robert Lehrer, and Christopher Wilmes, Apri-June 2004
- Bellville News Democrat (PDF) concerning DCFS evidentiary standards in appeals, by Gary Pawlaczyk and Beth Hundsdorfer, May 5, 2008
- Medill Reprots (Medill School of Journalism, HTML) concerning DCFS safety plans, by Sandi Villareal and Erica Green, June 2008
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