Lori Beltran v. Santa Clara County

491 F.3d 1097 Lori BELTRAN; Robert Beltran; Coby Beltran, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem Lori Beltran, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SANTA CLARA COUNTY; Melissa Suarez, individually and as an employee of the County of Santa Clara; Jennifer Hubbs, individually and as an employee of the County of Santa Clara; Emily Tjhin, individually and as an employee of the County of Santa Clara, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-16976. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 17, 2007. Filed June 25, 2007. Robert R. Powell, Law Offices of Robert R. Powell, San Jose, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Ann Miller Ravel and Melissa Kiniyalocts, Office of the County Counsel, San Jose, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Ronald M. Whyte, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV03-03767-RMW. Before: WARREN J. FERGUSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Concurrence by Judge REINHARDT; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERGUSON. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge. 1 This case raises the question whether social workers are entitled to…