Salinas v. Hodge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION ANGELA SALINAS, Administrator ) of the Estate of EMMA SALINAS, ) Deceased, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:18 CV 374 ) INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD ) SERVICES, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION and ORDER This matter is before the court on two motions to dismiss. (DE ## 57, 64.) For the reasons set forth below, the motions are granted, in part, and denied, in part. I. BACKGROUND As alleged in the amended complaint, Emma Salinas, an infant, was placed in the foster home of Jamilia Hodge in October 2016. (DE # 55 ¶ 29.) The…