Legal Opinion
Nicole Maddox v. Babette Stephens
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 2013No. 12-15237PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Nicole Maddox (“Maddox” or “mother”), individually, and as Next of Friend of J.O., a minor child, brought suit for violations of due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and for various state law torts. The suit was brought against the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family & Children. Services (“DFCS”), Gwinnett County DFCS, and Appellant Babette Stephens, a social worker with Gwinnett County DFCS (“Stephens”) (collectively “Defendants”). 1 The only claim directly relevant to this appeal is whether…
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