Legal Opinion
Estate of David Papadakos v. Norton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 13, 2016No. 15-4172UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Nancy L. Moritz, Circuit Judge
David Papadakos committed suicide after he was arrested for and charged with the alleged sexual abuse of his adopted son, B.P. After Papadakos’ death, his estate and his parents (collectively, the Estate) brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against L. Vance Norton (a detective with the Vernal, Utah Police Department) and Lisa Jorgensen (a social worker with the Utah Division of Child and Family Services), alleging that they coerced B.P. into making false allegations against Papadakos. The distinct court granted Jor-gensen’s motion for…
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