CAMPBELL v. BURT

No. 96-16385.

141 F.3d 927 (1998)

Dennis Lee CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul BURT, Defendant-Appellee, and John Doe (3), Police Officers, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis L. Campbell, Pro per, Plaintiff-Appellant.

Colleen L. Chun, Deputy Attorney General, Honolulu, HI, for Defendants-Appellee.

Before: WOOD, HALL and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Dennis Lee Campbell brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Child Protective Service ("CPS") caseworker Paul Burt. Campbell alleged that Burt violated his federal constitutional rights by taking emergency custody of his three minor children and failing to file a court petition within two days of taking custody. The district court, following a bench trial, dismissed Campbell's lawsuit. See Campbell v. Burt,<...

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