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BEHRENS v. REGIER

No. 04-14820.

422 F.3d 1255 (2005)

Jason K. BEHRENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jerry REGIER, as Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families in his official and individual capacity, Mike Watkins, as District 7 Administrator of the Florida Department of Children and Families in his official and individual capacity, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annette Marie Lang, Robert E. Biasotti, Carlton Fields, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL, for Behrens.

Lynn C. Hearn, Deputy Sol. Gen., Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BLACK and HULL, Circuit Judges, and O'KELLEY, District Judge.

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Jason Behrens appeals the district court's dismissal of his claims against several current and former employees of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). In his complaint, Behrens alleged that DCF officials erroneously labeled him as a "verified" child abuser, and that the presence of this stigmatizing information resulted in his inability to adopt another child. Behrens argued these actions violated, inter...

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