Legal Opinion
Doe v. Bobbitt
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1989No. 88-3225PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this interlocutory appeal is whether it was clearly established in 1984 that public officials who place a child at risk of violence from private individuals in a foster home violate that child’s constitutional rights. The district court thought so and therefore denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. 698 F.Supp. 1415. The defendants appeal this decision pursuant to Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 105 S.Ct. 2806, 86 L.Ed.2d 411 (1985) and we reverse.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- George Rakovich v. Gregory Wade and Darryl Drake, George Rakovich v. Chester KassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Casteel v. PieschekCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Brian Cornfield, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Janet Lewis v. Consolidated High School District No. 230, Richard Spencer, and James FryeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Shaun R. Johnson v. Officer Ruben Rivera, Officer Matthew Martinez, Officer Geoffrey Howard, and Officer William PellegriniCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- K.H. ex rel. Murphy v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Jose Santiago, Cross-Appellee v. Michael P. Lane, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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