Legal Opinion
Edward M. Lewis v. Eloise Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 21, 2002No. 01-3318PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
This suit is about a foster care placement, and later adoption, that failed, because the host family (and later parents) turned out to be abusive. The plaintiffs are five of six siblings who were placed with the family. They have sued several officials of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants violated their Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment due process rights when they entrusted them to this family. On cross motions for summary judgment, the district court…
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