Legal Opinion
Tamas v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2010No. 18-55324PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Enrique Fabregas (Fabregas) is a predator who slithered into the lives of vulnerable women with young daughters. There is no question that Fabregas molested his foster daughters, one of whom he legally adopted. The more challenging question this case presents is whether the State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and nine DSHS employees’ involved in overseeing the foster care of Monica (Monica), Ruth Tamas (Ruth), and Estera Tamas (Estera) are legally responsible for the injuries inflicted by Fabregas.
Monica, Ruth, and Estera…
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