Rogers v. County of San Joaquin

487 F.3d 1288 Thomas ROGERS; Nicole Rogers, an individual; Steven Kahncock, Guardian ad litem for minors Thomas R. Rogers and Shelby Rogers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN; Charlotta Royal, individually and in her official capacity as social worker for the County of San Joaquin Human Services Agency; Denise West, individually and in her official capacity as social worker for the County of San Joaquin Human Services Agency; City of Lodi; Dennis Lewis, individually and in his capacity as police officer for the City of Lodi, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-16071. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 16, 2007. Filed May 29, 2007. David J. Beauvais, Oakland, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Daniel C. Cederborg, Office of the County Counsel, County of San Joaquin, Stockton, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; David F. Levi, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-01961-DFL. Before: WARREN J. FERGUSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, and MILAN, D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge. 1 The Rogers family brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §…