Niebla, By and Through Niebla v. County of San Diego

967 F.2d 589 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Angelica NIEBLA, By and Through her Guardian ad Litem, Marcelino NIEBLA; Marcelino Niebla, an individual; Maria Niebla, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-56302. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1991. Decided June 23, 1992. Before SNEED, BEEZER and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This appeal raises the question: What does the Constitution require a county social worker to do before seeking a court order authorizing emergency medical treatment for a child whose religion proscribes that treatment? Angelica Niebla and her parents are Jehovah's Witnesses who object on religious grounds to blood transfusions. When Angelica was twelve years old and again when she was fifteen, county social workers successfully sought emergency, ex parte orders authorizing blood transfusions. The Nieblas sued thecounty alleging…