Legal Opinion
Rankin v. Cuyahoga County Department of Children & Family Services
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 2008No. 2007-0306PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
{¶ 1} Appellants, Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services, its director, James McCafferty, and its employee, Gina Zazzara, appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, that reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in their favor. For the following reasons, we reverse in part and affirm in part the judgment of the court of appeals.
{¶ 2} The facts of this case are troubling. D.M., a minor child, was committed to the temporary custody of the Cuyahoga Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to an order of the Cuyahoga County Court…
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