Greenfield v. DFS Director Miles
Supreme Court of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the Superior Court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought on behalf of a minor, Ethan Ford, by his guardian, Tiffany Greenfield, 1 against three child-welfare workers and their supervisors. 2 Greenfield alleged that the defendants, who worked for the Delaware Division of Family Services ("DFS"), 3 contributed in one fashion or another-some as case workers, others as managers and supervisors-to four faulty investigations of reports that Ford and his half-sister, Autumn Milligan, were being abused and neglected by their mother, Tanasia Milligan. According to Greenfield's…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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- Khanna v. BanksDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2024
- Lana Reed v. Appoquinimink School DistrictSuperior Court of Delaware · 2025
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