Legal Opinion
Stacey Morrell, Individually and as Next Friend for Joshua Morrell, an Infant v. Philip Mock
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 2001No. 00-1429PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Three law enforcement officers, acting on directions from two assistant state’s attorneys, took Stacey Morrell’s child from her home in Illinois and gave the child to his putative father pursuant to an ex parte order issued by a New Mexico court. In this appeal we must decide if Morrell has stated a claim for deprivation, without due process, of a constitutionally protected liberty interest, and if so, whether the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity from suit. Although we hold that Mor-rell’s allegations are sufficient to state a constitutional claim, we…
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