BOVEE v. BROOM

No. 12-1582.

732 F.3d 743 (2013)

Terry BOVEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Claudia BROOM, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Whitney , Attorney, Carbondale, IL, Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeffery A. Goffinet , Attorney, Brandon, Schmidt & Goffinet, Carbondale, IL, Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

The parties to this suit are siblings. Terry Bovee contends that his sister Claudia Broom violated the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment when, in her role as guidance counselor at his children's school, she criticized his parenting methods and called him a "bad father." According to the complaint, this alienated his children's affections, violating his fundamental liberty interest in familial relations. Acting sua sponte...

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