DOE v. KEARNEY

No. 02-13874.

329 F.3d 1286 (2003)

John DOE, Jane Doe, individually and on behalf of their minor children, D.M., N.O., and B.O., and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons in the State of Florida, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kathleen A. KEARNEY, Secretary of Florida Department of Children and Family Services, Dox Dixon, District Administrator for District 6 of Florida Department of Children and Family Services, in their official capacities, Deborah O'Brien, in her personal capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Brown, St. Petersburg, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Sheridan K. Weissenborn, Papy & Weissenborn, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, Todd W. Vraspir, Papy & Weissenborn, P.A., Spring Hill, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DUBINA and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and RYSKAMP, District Judge.


BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Appellants John Doe and Jane Doe,1 individually and on behalf of their three minor children, D.M., N.O., and B.O., appeal the district court's dismissal of their action against Appellee Deborah O'Brien.2 Their claims arise out of an incident in which O'Brien, an authorized agent of the Florida Department of Children and Family Services (DCF), effected an "emergency" removal of Appellants...

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