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LEWIS v. ANDERSON

No. 01-3318.

308 F.3d 768 (2002)

Edward M. LEWIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Eloise ANDERSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 21, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn J. Bodi (argued), Law Center for Children and Families, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Mary Batt (argued), Office of Attorney General, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This suit is about a foster care placement, and later adoption, that failed, because the host family (and later parents) turned out to be abusive. The plaintiffs are five of six siblings who were placed with the family. They have sued several officials of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants violated their Fifth and Fourteenth...

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