LANDSTROM v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERV.

No. 88-3206.

892 F.2d 670 (1990)

Paul LANDSTROM and Jane Jensen, individually and as parents and natural guardians of Ashley Landstrom and Lara Landstrom, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; David Harris; Maggie Gruber; Marie Plozay; Mary O'Boyle; Lorenz Petersen and Barrington School District 220, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Carlson (argued), Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jennifer A. Keller, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services, and Dave Harris.

Edward M. Kay (argued), James O. Nolan, James T. Ferrini, Katherine G. Hill, Jeanette M. Bourey, Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, John W. Norris, Byrdges, Riseborough, Morris, Franke & Miller, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and WOOD, Jr., and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, two grammar school students and their parents, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that their first, fourth and fourteenth amendment rights were violated by various state and local school employees and entities during a child abuse investigation. Plaintiffs also asserted several pendent state law claims. After giving plaintiffs repeated opportunities to formulate and reformulate their arguments, the district court dismissed...

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