Legal Opinion
Robert George Drummond and Mildred Pauline Drummond v. Fulton County Department of Family & Children's Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1977No. 76-1888PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, Robert and Mildred Drum-mond, a white couple, acted as state-designated foster parents of a mixed race child for over two years. When the defendant state adoption agency decided to remove the child for permanent placement in another home, plaintiffs commenced this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. Alleging denial of their rights under both the equal protection and the due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, they sought preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, which was denied by the district court. Although a panel of this Court reversed, Drummond…
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