Legal Opinion
C.A. Brokaw v. Mercer County, James Brokaw, Weir Brokaw
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 2000No. 98-1131PublishedCited by 549 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
In July 1983, when he was six years old, C.A. Brokaw and his three-year-old sister were forcibly removed from their parents’ home in Mercer County, Illinois. After he turned eighteen, C.A. filed suit against his grandfather and aunt, who he contends conspired with his uncle, a Deputy Sheriff of Mercer County, to violate his constitutional rights. C.A. also sued the social worker and other officers involved in removing him from his home, along with the state judge who presided over various hearings. Additionally, the suit named Mercer County and the State of Illinois…
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