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MEYERS v. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DEPT. OF SOC. SERV.

No. 85-2127.

812 F.2d 1154 (1987)

David Glen MEYERS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vaughn E. Spunaugle, Richmond, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jeffrey G. Nevin, Law Offices of Jerrold M. Ladar, San Francisco, Cal., and Thomas A. Watrous, Martinez, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SCHROEDER, CANBY and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we must decide whether a social service worker performing duties related to the filing of child custody and abuse proceedings has absolute prosecutorial immunity. We must also decide whether principles of quasi-judicial immunity apply to court employees participating under court directives in the resolution of family disputes.

The plaintiffs are David Meyers, his children and his parents. They brought this civil rights...

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