Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Mafchir
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1994No. 93-2007PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Sharon Martinez filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging Fourteenth Amendment substantive and procedural due process violations arising out of defendants’ actions in pursuing a neglect and abuse petition seeking legal custody of her daughter, plaintiff Rose Martinez. The district court granted defendants’ summary judgment motion. Plaintiffs appeal. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.1
I. Background
A. Facts2
On January 12, 1988, four-year-old Rose Martinez was sexually abused and raped by Leroy Boylan, a thirteen-year-old neighbor boy…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Paul Romero v. Damon Fay, Bob Stover, Chief of Police, and Albuquerque, City of John Doe, Albuquerque Police OfficersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Croft v. Westmoreland County Children and Youth ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Kottmyer v. MaasCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Schwartz v. BookerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
- Castaldo v. StoneDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2001
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