Legal Opinion
Heather Burton v. Patricia Richmond
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2002No. 01-1323PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGUE, District Judge.
The Defendants, six social workers from the Missouri Division of Family Services (“DFS”) appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion to dismiss based upon qualified immunity. The Defendants have argued that no clear constitutional right existed at the relevant time to protect the Plaintiffs’ liberty interests. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the district court.
While they were children, the Plaintiffs allege they were improperly removed from their mother’s care and placed in an abusive foster home. As a result, they brought this 42 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
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