Legal Opinion
Lia Xiong v. Michael Wagner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 19, 2012No. 12-1737PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Racine County Human Services Department caseworker Michael Wagner removed Thor, a 12-year-old child, from his parents’ home and placed him into protective custody. Thor suffers from cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, and is confined to a wheelchair. Wagner commenced an investigation after receiving a referral from personnel at Thor’s middle school that had observed bruising on his arm and leg. Thor’s mother and stepfather, Lia and Vashir Xiong, and Thor sued caseworker Michael Wagner, Dutch Leydel (Wagner’s supervisor), Marie Froh (another caseworker who later…
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