Rankin v. Stigdon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION LEAWANNA RANKIN, individually ) and on behalf of T.R., a minor, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 2:19 CV 499 ) TERRY STIGDON, et. al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION and ORDER This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (DE # 59.) For the reasons that follow, defendants’ motion is granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND1 Plaintiff Leawanna Rankin adopted plaintiff T.R. in December 2014 when T.R. was 11 years old, after T.R.’s biological parents’ rights were terminated. (DE # 60-1 at 19,…