Myers v. Medical Center of Delaware, Inc.

AMENDED OPINION

SLEET, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises out of the tragic death of a five-year-old child, Valeria Renee Myers, and the events which followed. Although an autopsy later revealed that Valeria had died of natural causes, the doctors who first treated her suspected that she had been sexually abused. As a result, the police launched an immediate investigation into her death. However, in their zeal to solve this suspected crime, they trampled over the Fourth Amendment.

For these reasons, Joseph Myers (Valeria’s father) has filed suit. Primarily, he claims that the…