1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.4th
  4. 39 F.4th
  5. 39 F.4th 1270 (2022)
 

HUNT v. MONTANO

No. 20-2042.

39 F.4th 1270 (2022)

Lee HUNT, as personal representative of the wrongful death Estate of Ariza Barreras; Gabrielle Valdez, as the Guardian Ad Litem for T.B. and F.B., minor children, Plaintiffs-Appellees. v. Leah MONTANO; Gwendolyn Griffin; Kim Chavez-Buie; Michelle Hill; Lora Valdez, all in their personal capacities acting under color of state law, Defendants-Appellants, and Stephanie Crownover; the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED July 6, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry A. Walz ( Alisha L. Walz with him on the briefs), Walz and Associates, P.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendants-Appellants.

Andrew G. Schultz , Rodey Dickason Sloan Akin & Robb, P.A. ( F. Michael Hart and Kelly Stout Sanchez , Martinez, Hart, Thompson & Sanchez, P.C., and Bryan L. Williams , Williams Injury Law, P.C., with him on the brief), Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before MATHESON, KELLY, and EID, Circuit Judges.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a motion for judgment on the pleadings asserting qualified immunity. At issue is whether the special relationship doctrine exposes five employees of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department ("CYFD") to liability arising from the abuse of two foster children, T.B...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases