Appellate Practice
Jun. 28, 2016
9th Circuit can assist social workers
Social workers should be able to place hospital holds on children without facing suits for Fourth Amendment seizure if a child is in danger of severe neglect.
Polly J. Estes
Estes Law Group
1005 Northgate Dr # 504
San Rafael , CA 94903
Phone: (415) 448-5905
Email: polly@appellateattorney.com
University of Texas SOL; Austin TX
APPELLATE ZEALOTS
The people in our society who undertake the difficult and thankless job of protecting children from abuse deserve the courts' protection from civil lawsuits. Yet they often end up being sued, usually by the very person who was accused of abusing the child. Typically, these suits allege the child was seized without a warrant in violation of the Fourth Amendment when the child is removed from home, or is held at a school or hos...
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