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TOWER v. LESLIE-BROWN

No. 02-1904.

326 F.3d 290 (2003)

Ann TOWER, individually and as parent and natural guardian of William Tower, III and Patricia Tower, minor children; William Tower, Jr., individually and as parent and natural guardian of William Tower, III and Patricia Tower, minor children, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Joan LESLIE-BROWN, individually and in her official capacity as a caseworker for the Maine State Department of Human Services; Darryl Peary, Jr., individually and in his official capacity as a trooper with the Maine State Police, Defendants, Appellees, State of Maine Department of Human Services; Michelle Dolley, individually and in her official capacity as the guardian ad litem of the children; Maine State Police, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 22, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferdinand A. Slater for appellants.

Melissa Reynolds O'Dea, Assistant Attorney General, with whom G. Steven Rowe, Attorney General and Paul Stern, Deputy Attorney General, were on brief for appellees.

Before LYNCH, LIPEZ, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from the events surrounding the arrest of plaintiff William Tower, Jr., and the subsequent removal of the Tower children from their home. The plaintiffs appeal the denial of their motion for judgment on the pleadings as well as the granting of defendants' motion for summary judgment on the plaintiffs' numerous civil rights claims. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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