Legal Opinion
Nahquaseh B. Waubanascum v. Shawano County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2005No. 04-3290PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Nahquaseh Waubanascum was placed into foster care in the Shawano County, Wisconsin, home of Mark Fry. Tragically, Waubanascum suffered sexual abuse at Fry’s hands. Waubanascum brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against Shawano County, alleging that the county deprived him of substantive due process when it issued a “courtesy” foster care license to Fry. A jury returned a verdict in Wauba-nascum’s favor, and the district court entered judgment thereon against the county. We conclude, however, that Shawano County owed no constitutional duty to Waubanascum and thus is entitled…
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