MARCUM v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES

No. 42283-2-II.

290 P.3d 1045 (2012)

Melinda MARCUM, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

December 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alberto Daniel Casas , Northwest Justice Project, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

Lucretia Fishburn Greer , Office of the Attorney General-Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


QUINN-BRINTNALL, J.

¶ 1 On December 10, 2008, Melinda Marcum, the owner-operator of a Tacoma day-care center, accidentally left a two-year old child locked unattended inside her facility for 10 to 20 minutes. A complaint was filed and, following a brief investigation, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) concluded that Marcum's oversight constituted negligent treatment of a child. Marcum unsuccessfully...

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