United States Ninth Circuit
Costanich v. Dept. of Soc. & Health Servs. for the State of Wash., 08-35217
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging the deprivation of plaintiff's due process rights to her foster care license and guardianship of her dependents, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where defendants were entitled to qualified immunity because it was not clear at the time the events at issue took place that the right not to have evidence fabricated by a social worker applied in the context of proceedings adjudicating a foster care license and termination of guardianship.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/03/2010
- Published 12/03/2010
Judges
- Kim McLane Wardlaw
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Carol Farr, Pamela H. Anderson