Ward v. Anderson

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Beth and Bryan Ward own a child care facility, Kids’ Connection, that was the subject of an investigation by the Wyoming Department of Family Services (“DFS”). DFS notified the Wards that several allegations of child care licensing rule violations had been substantiated during the investigation. The Wards disputed these allegations, claiming that the DFS investigator lied to them during the investigation and misrepresented the results of her investigation to DFS. After the Wards complained to various DFS employees up to and including the Director, DFS…