Ropes & Gray LLP and DC KinCare Alliance have filed two additional federal lawsuits against the District of Columbia and the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) for violating the rights of low-income D.C. children and their relative caregivers under federal and D.C. laws through the practice of hidden foster care or kinship diversion.

Judge Ana Reyes denied DC’s Motion to Dismiss with respect to the federal Social Security Act and DC Child Abuse and Neglect and tort law claims.

DC KinCare Alliance and the DC Housing Authority are pleased to jointly announce that they have resolved their differences and reached a settlement in regard to the litigation pending between the parties in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

DC argues that “so-called ‘kinship diversion’ is not prohibited by any federal or local law.”

Plaintiffs C.G.1, C.G.2, C.G.3, N.G. S.K, K.H., K.J., M.M., L.E., L.C., and T.C.1 respectfully submit this memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to the District of Columbia (“D.C.”) and the DC Child and Family Services Agency’s (“CFSA”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint (the “Motion to Dismiss” or “Motion”). For the reasons […]

Defendants the District of Columbia and Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) (collectively, the District) move to dismiss plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).

DC KinCare Alliance, represented by Wiley Rein LLP, filed a federal lawsuit this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the DC Housing Authority for discriminating against kinship caregivers by violating the federal Fair Housing Act, the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, and the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.