Legal Opinion
Cotton v. South Dakota
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided February 15, 1994No. Civ. No. 93-4174PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
JOHN B. JONES, Chief Judge.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiffs filed this action in Circuit Court for the First Judicial Circuit of the State of South Dakota. Essentially, the complaint alleges that the Defendants knew, or should have known, that Shawn, Shannon, and Travis Thennis were the victims of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their father and others. The complaint further alleges that Defendants had a duty to protect Shawn, Shannon, and Thennis from this abuse. Plaintiffs’ claims against the Defendants are based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) and state tort…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Cotton v. STATE OF SD, BY AND THROUGH SD DSSDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1994