Burns v. County of King

Joe Burns, Jr. appeals pro se the district court’s order granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Burns contends that social workers gave false information which caused a King County superior court judge to revoke Burns’ bond pending the appeal of his conviction for rape. He ultimately tries to show that his due process rights were violated. The principal issue we must decide is whether a state social worker who provides an affidavit to the court in a bond revocation proceeding regarding a defendant’s alleged prior violent acts is…