HENRY A. v. WILLDEN

No. 10-17680.

678 F.3d 991 (2012)

HENRY A.; Charles B.; Charlotte B.; Leo C.; Victor C.; Delia D.; Maizy D.; Jonathan D.; Linda E.; Christine F.; Olivia G.; Sheldon H.; Mason I., individually and on behalf of others so situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael WILLDEN, Director, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services; Diane Comeaux, Administrator, Nevada Division of Child and Family Services; Virginia Valentine, Clark County Manager; Clark County; Tom Morton, Director of Clark County Department of Family Services, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 4, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Matsui , Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC (argued); Lori A. Schechter , Dorothy L. Fernandez , Jeffrey K. Rosenberg , Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA, William Grimm , Leecia Welch , Bryn Martyna , National Center for Youth Law, Oakland, CA; Bruno Wolfenzon , Gregory M. Schulman , Wolfenzon Schulman & Rolle, Las Vegas, NV, for plaintiffs-appellants Henry A., Charles B., Charlotte B., Leo C., Victor C., Delia D., Maizy D., Jonathan D., Linda E., Christine F., Olivia G., Sheldon H., and Mason I.

Margaret G. Foley , Buckley King LPA, Las Vegas, NV, for defendants-appellees Virginia Valentine, Tom Morton, and Clark County.

Linda C. Anderson , Chief Deputy Attorney General, Las Vegas, NV, for defendants-appellees Michael Willden and Diane Comeaux.

Before: PROCTER HUG, JR., BETTY B. FLETCHER, and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellants ("Plaintiffs"), a group of foster children in Clark County, Nevada, appeal the dismissal of their complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse the dismissal of Counts One, Two, Three, Eight, and Eleven; affirm the dismissal of counts Nine and Ten; and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

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