Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. LeFaver
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1991No. 89-35327PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, appellant Clinton Caldwell challenges the actions of Mineral County, Montana social workers who, on an emergency basis, removed Caldwell’s minor children from his physical custody without notice or hearing and arranged for the children to be transported to Caldwell’s former wife in the State of Washington. Caldwell and his former wife had joint legal custody of the two daughters pursuant to a divorce decree entered in the State of Washington. Caldwell contends that his constitutional rights were violated when the social workers…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by63 opinions
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