Legal Opinion
Sidney James, on Behalf of Dominic James, Deceased, and on His Own Behalf v. Alysha Friend, Kristy Hardy, Charlene Valade, Melissa Ridenhour
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2006No. 05-2008PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Sidney James (James) appeals from the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment against him. We affirm.
I
This case arises out of the death of Dominic James (Dominic), James’s and Stephanie Ford’s son. Dominic was taken into the custody of the Department of Family Services (DFS) on June 18, 2002, following an argument between James and Ford that drew the attention of a police officer. DFS first attempted to place Dominic with Ford’s parents, but when that was unsuccessful Dominic was placed with John and Jennifer Dilley. None of the parties to this action participated…
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