Legal Opinion
Terry B. And John B., 1 v. P. H. Gilkey and Cynthia Mahomes, in Their Individual and Official Capacities
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2000No. 99-1438PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Two children sued for damages to compensate for the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse that they assert that they suffered after the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) took them from an inpatient psychiatric hospital in mid-1989 and delivered them to their aunt and uncle, who had obtained guardianship of them and retained it until mid-1994 (approximately 56 months). The defendants were the DHS, several of its employees, and the children’s aunt and uncle.
At trial, the court 2 granted judgment as a matter of law, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a)(1), to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Gregory v. City of Rogers, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Jason Carlton v. Cleburne County, ARCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Standridge v. StandridgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- Von Kerssenbrock-Praschma v. SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Edward M. Lewis v. Eloise AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 545 v. Hope Electrical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Avalos v. City Of GlenwoodCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Burton v. RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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