Legal Opinion
Coverdell v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1987No. 86-3825PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the following issues: (1) Did the district court err in dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against a state-employed child protective services worker, on the ground that the worker enjoyed absolute immunity from liability for her actions in seeking, obtaining, and executing an ex parte court order directing that plaintiff’s newborn daughter be seized from the hospital and placed in temporary shelter care? (2) Did the district court err in dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for injunctive relief against the worker…
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