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CAMRETA v. GREENE

Nos. 09-1454, 09-1478.

131 S.Ct. 2020 (2011)

563 U.S. 692

Bob CAMRETA, Petitioner, v. Sarah GREENE, personally and as next friend of S.G., a minor, and K.G., a minor. James Alford, Deputy Sheriff, Deshutes County, Oregon, Petitioner, v. Sarah Greene, personally and as next friend of S.G., a minor, and K.G., a minor.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Kroger , Attorney General, Salem, OR, for petitioner.

Leondra R. Kruger , Washington, DC, for United States as amicus curiae, be special elave of the Court, supporting the petitioners.

Carolyn A. Kubitschek , for respondents.

Christopher Dennis Bell , Counsel of Record, Assistant Legal Counsel, Steven Edward Griffin , Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of Deschutes County Legal Counsel, Bend, OR, Attorneys for Petitioner Deschutes County Deputy Sheriff James Alford.

John R. Kroger , Attorney General of Oregon, Counsel of Record, Mary H. Williams , Solicitor General, Anna Joyce , Deputy Solicitor General, Salem, OR, Counsel for Petitioner Bob Camreta.

Mikel R. Miller , Law Office of Mikel R. Miller, PC, Robert E. Lehrer , Law Offices Robert E. Lehrer, Chicago, IL, Carolyn A. Kubitschek , Counsel of Record, David J. Lansner , Lansner Kubitschek Schaffer , New York, NY, Carolyn Shapiro, Chicago, IL, for Respondents.

Justice KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Almost a decade ago, a state child protective services worker and a county deputy sheriff interviewed a girl at her elementary school in Oregon about allegations that her father had sexually abused her. The girl's mother subsequently sued the government officials on the child's behalf for damages under Rev. Stat. § 1979, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the interview infringed the Fourth Amendment. The United...

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