Legal Opinion
Carol Hutson v. Jude Walker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2012No. 11-3194PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Carol (Lynn) and Jason Hutson brought this action against Jude Walker, Julie Baumgardner, and Sallie West, social service employees in Jackson County, Missouri, alleging they violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law by recommending that custody of their son A.H. be granted to his grandparents, Carolyn and Patrick Cattin. According to the Hutsons this recommendation resulted in the untimely death of A.H. The district court 1 granted summary judgment to the state employees after concluding that they were entitled to qualified immunity on the federal claims and official…
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