Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Williamson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1986No. 85-1134PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Mary and Ernest Fitzgerald seek to recover monetary damages from seven employees of the Missouri Division of Family Services (DFS) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a pendent state law tort claim. They maintain that the defendants violated their due process rights by intentionally terminating the parental relationship between themselves and their daughter, Wisa Rowland, while Wisa was in the DFS’s custody.
The seven defendants were sued in their individual capacities. Four of the defendants, Michael Dye, Theodore Kellogg, Debra Mugel, and Kim Edgar, are caseworkers for the Dent…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1856
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Weller v. Department Of Social Services For The City Of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Miller v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Young v. County Of FultonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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