EIDSON v. STATE OF TN DEPT. OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No. 07-5406.

510 F.3d 631 (2007)

Ronald EIDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William E. Phillips II, Phillips & Hale, Rogersville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Juan G. Villaseñor, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: William E. Phillips II, Phillips & Hale, Rogersville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Juan G. Villaseñor, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge; COHN, District Judge.


OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from the temporary removal of plaintiff-appellant Ronald Eidson's minor daughters by Tennessee Child Protective Services and the Tennessee Department of Children's Services after one of his daughters falsely accused him of sexual abuse. Full custody was restored to plaintiff eleven months later, after his daughter recanted her accusation. One year later, plaintiff...

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