Shemeka Buford v. State

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE October 6, 2003 Session SHEMEKA BUFORD, ET AL. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE, ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sumner County No. 21186C C. L. Rogers, Judge No. M2003-00176-COA-R3-CV - Filed October 28, 2003 This is an action for damages against the Department of Children’s Services of the State and one of its employees who allegedly strip-searched one of the plaintiff’s young children, and attempted to strip-search another, while ostensibly seeking evidence of abuse allegedly inflicted by the mother. Process was never served on the employee.…