Pamela B. V. Ment

The plaintiff, Pamela B., brought this action against the defendants, Aaron Ment, in his official capacity as chief court administrator, John Rowland, in his official capacity as governor of the state of Connecticut, *fn1 and Linda D'Amario Rossi, in her official capacity as commissioner of children and families, seeking a declaratory judgment pursuant to Practice Book § 389 et seq., now Practice Book (1998 Rev.) § 17-54 et seq., *fn1 and injunctive relief on behalf of herself and a class of persons consisting of all parents in the state whose children have been or may be seized by the state department of children and families (department), and who have been or may be denied their statutory and constitutional right to challenge the state's temporary custody in a timely evidentiary hearing. *fn1 The plaintiff