GUTTERIDGE v. OKLAHOMA

No. 16-6321.

878 F.3d 1233 (2018)

Donald Joe GUTTERIDGE, Jr., as limited guardian of D.C., a minor child, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of OKLAHOMA; Oklahoma Department of Human Services; Bethanie Kuzma, an individual; Shannon McElroy, an individual; Scott Batiste, an individual; Misty Jennings-Nelson, an individual; Betty Johnson, an individual; Renee Fields, an individual; Regina Benson, an individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed January 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Brooks , The Brooks Law Firm, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ( David W. Van Meter , Van Meter Law Firm, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Charles J. Watts , and Ellen M. Watts , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with him on the briefs), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John K.F. Langford ( Emily B. Fagan , with him on the brief), Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KELLY, MURPHY, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff Donald Gutteridge, Jr. appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment to the defendants on two claims arising from injuries suffered by D.C., a child who was then in Oklahoma's foster-care system.

We agree with the district court that the individual...

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