United States Ninth Circuit

In a section 1983 action, summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where there was no evidence that defendant worker was a final decision maker for the County, the County failed adequately to train its social workers, and deliberately deprived the plaintiffs of their constitutional rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/04/2003
• Published 11/04/2003

Judges

• RYMER, KLEINFELD, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert R. Powell, Law Offices of Robert R. Powell, San Jose, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ann Miller Ravel, County Counsel, Winifred Botha, Lead Deputy County Counsel, Office of the County Counsel, San Jose, CA, for the defendants-appellees.