Legal Opinion
Greene v. Friend of the Court, Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 15, 1987No. 85-1617PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Plaintiff, James Leo Greene, appeals from summary judgment for the defendants, Polk County, Iowa, (the county); Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS); and the Friend of Court Office of Polk County, Iowa, (friend of court), in an action commenced under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 (1982) for alleged deprivation of constitutional rights. Our review of the record convinces us that summary judgment was properly granted in favor of all defendants. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
In 1977, the district court found plaintiff to be in contempt for failing to pay child…
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