Melissa Abdouch v. Vicki Burger

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Melissa Abdouch brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the defendants, a group of South Dakota social workers. She alleged that after the defendants discovered her infant son had seventeen broken bones, they violated her constitutional rights by removing him from her care for a period of approximately seven months. The district court 1 found the defendants entitled to qualified immunity and granted summary judgment in their favor. We affirm.

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Melissa Abdouch and her husband, Michael Abdouch, lived with their three children: A.A., B.A., and C.A. On August 8,…