Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied April 12, 1979.
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by this case is whether police officers may, with constitutional impunity, abandon children and leave them in health-endangering situations after having arrested their custodian and thereby deprived them of adult protection. We hold that they may not, and accordingly, we reverse the district court's dismissal of a complaint alleging such facts and remand for...
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