Legal Opinion

Doyle, Elizabeth v. Camelot Care Centers

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 30, 2002No. 01-2098, 01-2359PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In 1998, after a brief investigation and ex parte proceeding, officials of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”) indicated Elizabeth Doyle for medical neglect of a minor. These officials not only recorded this determination in a statewide registry but also disclosed their findings to Ms. Doyle’s employer, Camelot Care Centers, Inc., (“Camelot”) a private child-care provider. Upon learning of this determination, Camelot terminated Ms. Doyle’s employment. After a protracted appeals process, Ms. Doyle ultimately obtained the expungement of the…

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3Cited by1 opinion

Elizabeth Doyle v. Camelot Care Centers, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Jess McDonald Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, in His Individual Capacity, Edward Cotton, Director of the Division of Child Protection for Dcfs, in His Individual Capacity, Pearce Konold v. Central Baptist Children's Home & Family Services, a Not-For-Profit Corporation, Hudelson Baptist Children's Home, a Not-For-Profit Corporation, and Jess McDonald Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (Dcfs), in His Individual CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002