Legal Opinion
Dennis Lee Campbell v. Paul Burt, and John Doe (3), Police Officers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1998No. 96-16385PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Dennis Lee Campbell brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Child Protective Service (“CPS”) caseworker Paul Burt. Campbell alleged that Burt violated his federal constitutional rights by taking emergency custody of his three minor children and failing to file a court petition within two days of taking custody. The district court, following a bench trial, dismissed Campbell’s lawsuit. See Campbell v. Burt, 949 F.Supp. 1461 (D.Hawai’i 1996). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
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Burt took emergency custody of Campbell’s…
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