Ralph A. Renfro Josephine Renfro v. Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services

KEITH, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, Ralph A. and Josephine Diane Renfro (“the Renfros”) appeal the district court’s order dismissing their § 1983 action and pendent state claims against the Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services (“DHS”). The district court dismissed the Renfros lawsuit pursuant to DHS’s motion. The district court held that the Renfros failed to state a claim on which relief could be granted. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM.

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The Renfros are foster parents licensed by DHS. In August, 1981 a fourteen-month old girl, Sonya Ellison, was placed with the Renfros. Sonya…