Legal Opinion
Roe v. Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2002No. 01-50711PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Mary Roe and John Doe, as parents and next friends of Jackie Doe, sued the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (“TDPRS”) and social worker Beverly Strickland after Strickland visually searched Jackie’s body cavities without a court order. The district court dismissed the claims against the TDPRS, and plaintiffs do not appeal that dismissal. The court, however, rejected Strickland’s motion for summary judgment, and Strickland appeals based on the denial of qualified immunity.
Although we conclude that the plaintiffs pleaded a claim and raised a…
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