Mother sues NYC for $900 trillion

[MililaniBuckeye]

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New York City, you owe me $900 trillion.

That's what one mother is saying in her lawsuit against the city and its Administration for Children's Services, according to the Staten Island Advance.

Fausat Ogunbayo claims the city violated her civil rights by removing her two sons from her home in June 2008. The children were 10 and 12 at the time, and are now 13 and 16.

Ogunbayo, who is representing herself, filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn last week. Her complaint contends ACS improperly placed the boys in foster care after workers said mental health problems left her unable to appropriately care for them. The city says Ogunbayo refused treatment, according to court papers, and left her sons home alone while she worked.

Ogunbayo denies the allegations and says she is mentally stable. The 46-year-old believes government officials "recklessly disregarded" her "right to family integrity," likely causing her sons to suffer emotional and mental distress, according to The Smoking Gun.

A NYC Law Department spokeswoman did not comment on Ogunbayo's allegations or suit citing ongoing litigation, but said the mother's monetary demands have "no bearing on whether the case has any merit and no relation to actual damages, if any."

Ogunbayo thinks the money may make up for "over three years of terror, horror, grievous harm, time lost, substantial economic hardship and injuries" she suffered.

In a separate legal case, a family court vacated the finding of neglect against Ogunbayo. It said there was no evidence the children were in "imminent danger." Ogunbayo says the city refuses to return her sons, despite the ruling. The children remain in custody because ACS has filed a new petition in Family Court, the city Law Department spokeswoman said.

 

[Jake]

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" - Ronald Reagan

 

[PlanetFrnd]

You'll have to excuse the scale, looks like she's probably used to Zimbabwean inflation.

 

[AKAK]

You'll have to excuse the scale, looks like she's probably used to Zimbabwean inflation.

Good point, I think she's actually suing for $36.

(Oh, and Mayor Bloomberg's farm)

 

[localyokel]

You'll have to excuse the scale, looks like she's probably used to Zimbabwean inflation.

I can't blame her. I'd have a little trouble coming up with a dollar amount to trade children for, too.

The children were 10 and 12 at the time, and are now 13 and 16.

Either someone needs to brush up on their math skills, or at the time of their seizure by the state, the 12-year-old was almost 13. Don't some kids babysit at 13?

In a separate legal case, a family court vacated the finding of neglect against Ogunbayo. It said there was no evidence the children were in "imminent danger." Ogunbayo says the city refuses to return her sons, despite the ruling. The children remain in custody because ACS has filed a new petition in Family Court

Right. Because god forbid they admit they'd made a mistake.