Robin v. Hegstrom

690 F.2d 1280 Robin, Cathie, and Candy McCOOG, minor children, By and Through their mother and next friend, Eileen FERGUSON; Rhonda, Jerome, and Chago Ackles and Loretta Williams, minor children, by and through their grandfather and next friend, James Ackles; Eric and Jason Howard, minor children, by and through their mother and next friend, Linda Tyson; Carl Brown and Cheryl McFarland, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Leo HEGSTROM, individually and in his capacity as Director of the Department of Human Relations of the State of Oregon, Keith Putman, individually and in his capacity as Assistant Director of Adult and Family Services Division of the State of Oregon, et al., Defendants-Appellants. No. 81-3709. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 3, 1982. Decided Oct. 26, 1982. Karen H. Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, Or., for defendants-appellants. Amy Veranth, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before SNEED, and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and STEPHENS * , District Judge. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 This is a class action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a group of…