Legal Opinion
Jamie Kirkpatrick v. County of Washoe
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2016No. 12-15080PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurrence by Judge CHRISTEN;
Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FRIEDLAND;
Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI
OPINION
MURGUIA, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from Washoe County social workers’ warrantless removal of a two-day-old child from the custody of her mother, who had a history of drug abuse and whose two other children had been previously placed in the care of the Washoe County Department of Social Services (“DSS”). The biological father subsequently brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the social workers and the County, claiming the removal of his daughter violated the…
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