Opinion
22-CV-12231-NMG
09-12-2024
GLORIA SHALDERS, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, REBECCA STAFFORD SYKES, KEVIN WALLACE, PHILIP JAMES CLOSSEY, SHANNON McANULTY, JENNIFER MELIA, PENNY WELCH, AMANDA CARPE, and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS
CABELL, U.S.M.J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Gloria Shalders ("Shalders") has brought a multicount action against several entities for their allegedly improper conduct in a state investigation and family court action regarding the well-being and custody of Shalders's then-minor children, including Shalders's own retained counsel Amanda Carps, state court probation officer Penny Welch, and several employees of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) (the "DCF defendants") (collectively, "the defendants"). The defendants move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12 (b) (6) on the ground that it fails to assert a valid (Redacted).