Legal Opinion
Wooley v. City of Baton Rouge
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 2000No. 98-30267PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Debra W. Wooley and April Zachary appeal an adverse summary judgment in their action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court found, inter alia, that defendants were entitled to qualified immunity. For the reasons assigned we affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.
BACKGROUND
In October 1994, April Zachary and her seven-month old son, Jordan, moved in with Wooley. Wooley became Jordan’s primary care giver. In December 1994, April sought to transfer custody of Jordan to Wooley by way of an order of the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court. 1 Woo-ley testified that…
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