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DOE v. STAPLES

No. 81-3549.

706 F.2d 985 (1983)

Jane DOE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Seth STAPLES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1983.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Newman, Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati, Michael O'Hara (argued), Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James W. Harper, Asst. Pros. Atty., Cincinnati, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, CONTIE, Circuit Judge, and HORTON, District Judge.

HORTON, District Judge.

Jane Doe, the appellant in this class action, challenges the policies and practices of the defendant, Hamilton County Welfare Department (HCWD), Cincinnati, Ohio, which permit children in the temporary legal custody of HCWD to be summarily removed from the physical custody of their natural parents without prior written notice or an opportunity for a hearing. Further, appellant charges there were no legally enforceable standards limiting the...

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