United States Tenth Circuit

Social workers and police officers violated plaintiffs' clearly established rights when, in the absence of exigent circumstances, they entered a home without knocking and without a warrant, seized a child without a warrant, and removed the child from his parents' custody and care without notice and a hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2002
• Published 09/05/2002

Judges

• TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge., Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, BALDOCK, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven C. Russell, Affordable Legal Advocates, P.C., Salt Lake City, UT, appearing for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy L. Kemp, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Shurtleff, Utah Attorney General, with her on the brief), Office of the Attorney General, Salt Lake City, UT, appearing for the Appellees.