Legal Opinion
Doe v. Milwaukee County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 1990No. 89-2304PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Child abuse is always a tragedy, and that tragedy is compounded when the abuse could have been prevented by timely intervention. Federal and state governments have increasingly devoted resources to prevent child abuse, but, unfortunately, the governmental measures devised do not always accomplish their goals. The minor plaintiffs in this case, S. and M. Doe,1 the children’s father, M.A. Doe, and their grandparents, V. Doe and E. Doe, charge that the Milwaukee County Department of Social Services (the “DSS”) violated federal and state law by failing to initiate an…
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