TARA M. BY KANTER v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 97-1596.

145 F.3d 625 (1998)

TARA M. by the Guardian of her Estate, Nancy KANTER, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Philadelphia Department of Human Services; Joan Reeves, individually and in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services of the City of Philadelphia; John McGee, individually and in his official capacity as Director of Social Services of the Children and Youth Division, Philadelphia Department of Human Services; Katherine M. Cross, individually and in her official capacity as Social Work Administrator of the Adoptions Branch of the Children and Youth Division, Philadelphia Department of Human Services; Frances Conwell, individually and in her official capacity as Social Work Supervisor of the Adoptions Branch of the Children and Youth Division of the Human Services; Jacqueline R. Marshall, Individually and in her official capacity as Social Case Worker; Joseph Stuhl, individually and in his official capacity as Social Case Worker; Richard Walker, individually and in his official capacity as Social Case Worker; Pennsylvania Department Of Public Welfare; Feather O'Connor Houstoun, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Asociacion De Puertorriquenos En Marcha, Inc.,["APM, Inc."]; Hilda Arteaga, individually and in her official capacity as President of APM, Inc.; Jesus Sierra, individually and in his official capacity as Executive Director of APM, Inc.; Myriam Matos-Miranda, individually and in her official capacity as Director of the Children, Youth & Family Service Unit of APM, Inc.; Maribel Garcia, individually and in her official capacity as Adoption Care Coordinator at APM, Inc.; Nancy Rodriguez, individually and in her official capacity as a Foster Care Coordinator at APM, Inc.; Lisette Gonzales, individually and in her official capacity as a Foster Care Coordinator at APM, Inc.; New Hopes Of Philadelphia; Federico Rodriguez; Owen W. Williamson, M.D.; The Child Guidance Center of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Philadelphia Department of Human Services; Joan Reeves; John McGee; Katherine M. Cross; Frances Conwell; Jacqueline R. Marshall; Joseph Stuhl, Third Party Plaintiffs, v. Nancy KANTER, esq., Third Party Defendant, Frontier Insurance Company, Intervenor in District Court, Nancy Kanter, Esquire Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Albert (Argued), McKissock & Hoffman, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Richard G. Feder, Divisional Deputy City Solicitor (Appeals), Jane L. Istvan (Argued), Assistant City Solicitor Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Joan M. Reeves, John McGee, Katherine M. Cross, Frances Conwell, Jacqueline R. Marshall and Joseph Stuhl.

Jay E. Mintzer, Edelstein, Mintzer & Sarowitz, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Asociacion de Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Inc., Hilda Arteaga, Jesus Sierra, Myriam Matos-Miranda, Maribel Garcia, and Nancy Rodriguez.

Before: STAPLETON and ALITO, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

After suffering through years of abuse at the hands of various foster parents, Tara M., a minor represented by a court-appointed guardian, brought an action under the federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Pennsylvania law against the City of Philadelphia, several municipal and state agencies responsible for child welfare, and a number of individuals associated with those agencies for their allegedly...

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