Legal Opinion
Miller v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 29, 1997No. Civil Action No. 96-3578PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
YOHN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Sandra Miller, her children, and her attorney David L. Deratzian bring various federal and state claims against City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS), social worker Owen Scheer, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and hospital security officers Hudson 1 and Sgt. Marc Carroll. Plaintiffs’ claims relate to DHS and Scheer’s actions in obtaining custody of Miller’s children through an ex-parte temporary child custody order. Miller regained custody of her children after a span of five, days, which included a two day…
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