Dunsmore v. Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ANNAMARIE DUNSMORE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) C.A. No. 20-CV-01381 ) DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR ) CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR ) FAMILIES, ET AL. ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION RESTREPO, Circuit Judge In October 2018, nineteen-year-old Annamarie Dunsmore gave birth to a son. Shortly thereafter, hospital staff observed Dunsmore engage in unsafe childcare practices and reported the behavior to the Delaware Division of Family Services (DFS). The report led DFS to open a neglect investigation and DFS caseworker Celeste Simmons was assigned…