Legal Opinion

Arredondo v. Locklear

District Court, D. New Mexico

Decided May 6, 2005No. CIV 03-156 KBM/LCSPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiffs bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages for the removal of them children during the course of a child abuse investigation. Defendants are the social workers and police officers who were involved in the investigation and/or made the decision to remove the children. They are sued in their individual capacities only. See Docs. 8, 12, 36.

Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment “warrant-less entry” claim was dismissed, and I do not read their Third Amended Complaint as asserting any state law claims. 2 Accordingly, the sole remaining claim asks whether…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Hope v. PelzerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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