SIEFERT v. HAMILTON COUNTY

No. 18-4179.

951 F.3d 753 (2020)

Joseph SIEFERT; Melissa Siefert, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HAMILTON COUNTY; Board of Hamilton County Commissioners; Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services; Moira Weir; Eric Young; Rachel Butler; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Jennifer Bowden, M.D.; Kimberley Stephens, LISW; Ankita Zutshi, M.D.; Daniel Almeida, M.D.; Suzanne Sampang, M.D.; Lauren Heeney, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ted L. Wills , Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Andrea B. Neuwirth , HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Hamilton County Appellees. Jason R. Goldschmidt , DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Cincinnati Children's Hospital Appellees. ON BRIEF: Ted L. Wills , Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Andrea B. Neuwirth , Jerome A. Kunkel , HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Hamilton County Appellees. Jason R. Goldschmidt , J. David Brittingham , DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Cincinnati Children's Hospital Appellees.

Before: SILER, BATCHELDER, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

When Joseph and Melissa Siefert's child started experiencing suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and depression, they sought help. After first trying medication, they took their teenage child—known here as "Minor Siefert"—to Children's Hospital just outside of Cincinnati. Eventually, Minor Siefert ended...

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