David Rowland Gertrude Rowland v. Renagene Brady, Supervisor, Children's Welfare Services, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

37 F.3d 1506 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David ROWLAND; Gertrude Rowland, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Renagene BRADY, Supervisor, Children's Welfare Services, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35091. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 20, 1994. * Decided Sept. 27, 1994. Before: SNEED, WIGGINS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 David and Gertrude Rowland appeal pro se the district court's dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action for failure to state a claim and on immunity and abstention grounds. The Rowlands alleged that the defendant, social worker Renagene Brady, violated their constitutional rights by conspiring to deny them custody of their minor granddaughter. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * Background 4 The Rowlands, residents of South Carolina, are the maternal grandparents of Beth Anne Swan, a minor. At the…