DOE v. HENNEPIN COUNTY

No. 87-5401.

858 F.2d 1325 (1988)

Steven DOE and Margaret Doe, individually and as the natural guardians of Jane Doe and Jean Doe, minor children, Appellants, v. HENNEPIN COUNTY; Hennepin County Community Services Department Social Services Division — Child Protection; Hennepin County Community Services Department Social Services Division — Child Protection — Acute Unit; Raymond Ahrens, Division Director, individually and in his official capacity; Milton Henry, supervisor, individually and in his official capacity; Gail Guthrie, Child Protection Worker, individually and in her official capacity; Carolyn McHenry, Child Protection Worker, individually and in her official capacity; Judith DuPre, Legal Section Worker, in her official capacity; Mindy Mitnick, supervisor, individually and in her official capacity; Richard Merwin, supervisor, individually and in his official capacity; and James Christianson, supervisor, individually and in his official capacity, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 6, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Lasker, Madison, Wis., for appellants.

Thomas Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 21, 1988.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Stephen and Margaret Doe, individually and as the natural guardians of their children, appeal summary judgments entered by the district court1 in favor of Hennepin County, the City of Mound, Minnesota, and various agencies and individuals engaged in social work for several government bodies. In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983...

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