DONALD v. POLK COUNTY

No. 87-1138.

836 F.2d 376 (1988)

Walter W. DONALD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. POLK COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Lasker, Buffett, Dew, Blaney, Olson & Lasker, Madison, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Claude J. Covelli, Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Madison, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Dana Donald was taken into protective custody on January 14, 1983 by the Polk County Department of Social Services. Following a probable cause hearing and jury trial finding that Dana had been physically abused, Dana remained in the Department's custody until June 1, 1986, when she returned to her parents' custody. Dana, her parents, Walter and Kathryn, and her siblings brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming...

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