BECERRA v. COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ

No. H016845.

81 Cal.Rptr.2d 165 (1998)

68 Cal.App.4th 1450

Rosemary BECERRA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

December 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcie D. Hansen, Santa Cruz, for Plaintiff and Appellant Becerra.

Dwight L. Herr, County Counsel, and Ellen Lewis, Assistant County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of Santa Cruz.

Ruth Sorensen, Sacramento, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent County of Santa Cruz.


COTTLE, P.J.

Plaintiffs, the mother and siblings of a child who was murdered on the grounds of an elementary school, brought suit against defendant County of Santa Cruz (County), alleging negligence and breach of mandatory duties. Plaintiffs claimed that the County acted improperly in its placement of the child in a foster home, and in its subsequent supervision of the child's situation. The trial court granted the County's motion for summary judgment, and the child...

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