JAMES EX REL. JAMES v. FRIEND

No. 05-2008.

458 F.3d 726 (2006)

Sidney JAMES, on behalf of Dominic JAMES, Deceased, and on his own behalf, Appellant, v. Alysha FRIEND, Kristy Hardy, Charlene Valade, Melissa Ridenhour, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Belz, argued, St. Louis, MO (Al W. Johnson, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Joel E. Anderson, argued, Asst. Missouri Attorney General for appellees Friend and Hardy, Gail Vasterling, Asst. Missouri Attorney General, and Valade.

Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Sidney James (James) appeals from the district court's1 grant of summary judgment against him. We affirm.

I.

This case arises out of the death of Dominic James (Dominic), James's and Stephanie Ford's son. Dominic was taken into the custody of the Department of Family Services (DFS) on June 18, 2002, following an argument between James and Ford that drew the attention of a police officer. DFS first...

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