Tennyson v. Children's Services Division

This action concerns claims for federal civil rights violations and for negligence arising from a decision by child protection workers to remove a child from her home and to initiate a proceeding in juvenile court. The central issue concerns the nature of the immunity to which the individual defendants are entitled under 42 USC section 1983 (1982).

Plaintiffs are Michael Tennyson (Father) and Colleen Tennyson (Mother), the parents of Shannon Tennyson. Shannon Tennyson was five years old during the events at issue in this case. Defendants are the Children’s Services Division (CSD), a division…