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DRUMMOND v. FULTON CTY. DEPT. OF FAMILY, ETC.

No. 76-1888.

563 F.2d 1200 (1977)

Robert George DRUMMOND and Mildred Pauline Drummond, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margie Pitts Hames, Neil Bradley, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert L. Mote, Daniel S. Reinhardt, Carol A. Cosgrove, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Alan R. Turem, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), Andrew R. Krischner, Atlanta, Ga., Special Counsel for Interest of Child Timmy.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE, THORNBERRY, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, MORGAN, CLARK, RONEY, GEE, TJOFLAT, HILL and FAY, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs, Robert and Mildred Drummond, a white couple, acted as state-designated foster parents of a mixed race child for over two years. When the defendant state adoption agency decided to remove the child for permanent placement in another home, plaintiffs commenced this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. Alleging denial of their rights under both the equal protection and the due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, they sought...

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