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J.T.H. v. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 21-2433.

39 F.4th 489 (2022)

J.T.H.; H.D.H., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHILDREN'S DIVISION, Defendant Spring Cook, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 1, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Athelstan Eastwood , W. Bevis Schock , Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Edward V. Crites , Kaleb D. Gregory , Michael E. Talent , Deputy Solicitor, Attorney General's Office, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

Two parents sued a child-welfare investigator for allegedly retaliating against them for exercising their First Amendment rights. The magistrate judge, acting by consent of the parties, concluded that neither absolute nor qualified immunity applied. We reverse.

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