Legal Opinion
Heidi Baker Evan Baker, a Minor by and Through His Guardian Ad Litem, Heidi Baker v. I.G. Racansky Mavis Knox
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1989No. 88-15056PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a lawsuit filed by Evan Baker and his mother Heidi Baker (“the Bakers”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two socialworkers who took temporary custody of Evan, then five years old, during the course of a child abuse investigation. The socialworkers, I.G. Racansky and Mavis Knox, appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment in which they asserted a claim of qualified immunity. We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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