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HEARN v. PLEASURE

624 S.W.2d 556 (1981)

Carolyn HEARN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Mose PLEASURE, Individually and in his capacity as Commissioner of the State of Tennessee Department of Human Services, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1981.

Appeal Denied November 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Ettinger, Legal Services of Middle Tennessee, Gallatin, and Linda L. Moore, West Tennessee Legal Services, Jackson, for plaintiffs-appellees.

William B. Hubbard, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-appellant; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.

Appeal Denied by Supreme Court November 30, 1981.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This action presents the question of the right to pretrial discovery of evidence in the files of the Department of Human Services where the Department has filed a petition in Juvenile Court to terminate parental rights or to remove a child from the custody of its natural parents.

On June 19, 1979, the Department of Human Services filed a petition against Carolyn Hearn...

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