Doe v. Braddy, et al., No. 10-15879 (11th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendants, all state social workers, placed a teenaged minor in an adoptive home and the teenager later sexually assaulted the young grandchild of the adoptive parents. The victim sued the state workers under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming violation of his federal substantive due process rights. Defendants moved for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds. Because the preexisting law at the pertinent time did not clearly establish that the victim's federal rights would be violated by the state workers' acts, the court reversed the district court's decision and remanded the case for dismissal of the federal claims against defendants in their individual capacities.
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