Legal Opinion
Valerie Watterson v. Eileen Page
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 9, 1993No. 92-1224PublishedCited by 1,219 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
The mother and grandparents of two minor children brought this action in the district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against a social worker and two psychologists who were involved in the State of New Hampshire’s investigation into reports that the children had been sexually abused. The two psychologists moved to dismiss the complaint against themselves, and the court allowed their motion. It ruled that they had absolute immunity from suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state statutory immunity from the pendent state law claims. We affirm,…
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