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Meyers v. Contra Costa Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 484 U.S. 829 (1987). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
149 citation events (16 in the last 25 years) across 46 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Chiropractic Alliance of New Jersey v. Parisi (njd, 1994-05-27)
Treatment trajectory · 1989 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
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Top citers, strongest first. 14 distinct citers. How cited ↗
cited Cited "see" Chiropractic Alliance of New Jersey v. Parisi
D.N.J. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dep’t of Social Servs., 812 F.2d 1154 (9th Cir.) (immunizing social worker), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 98 , 98 L.Ed.2d 59 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Richard Beveridge v. County of Santa Barbara City of Santa Barbara Thomas R. Adams James Slater William Gordon
9th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dep't of Social Servs., 812 F.2d 1154, 1159 (9th Cir.) (officers of the court are entitled to quasi-judicial immunity), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 (1987) 3 Moreover, the district court should not, in the alternative, have dismissed Beveridge's action for failing to respond to the defendants motion to dismiss.
cited Cited "see" Canell v. Oregon Department of Justice
D. Or. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dept. of Social Services, 812 F.2d 1154, 1157 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 98 , 98 L.Ed.2d 59 (1987). 8 .
discussed Cited "see" Gabriel v. State (2×)
Tex. App. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See King v. State, 710 S.W.2d 110,114 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1986, pet. ref’d), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 99 , 98 L.Ed.2d 59 (1987).
cited Cited "see" Hallmark v. State
Tex. App. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See King v. State, 710 S.W.2d 110 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th Dist.] 1986), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 99 , 98 L.Ed.2d 59 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Babcock v. Tyler
9th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Butz, 438 U.S. at 512 , 98 S.Ct. at 1096 . 18 Applying this rationale, we have extended absolute prosecutorial immunity to social service caseworkers in initiating and pursuing child dependency proceedings, Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dep't of Social Servs., 812 F.2d 1154, 1157 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 98 , 98 L.Ed.2d 59 (1987), and in seeking and obtaining a court order for the seizure and placement of a newborn child, Coverdell v. Dep't of Social & Health Servs., 834 F.2d 758 , 764 (9th Cir.1987).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Ricotta v. State of California
S.D. Cal. · 1998 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dept. of Social Services, 812 F.2d 1154 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 98 , 98 L.Ed.2d 59 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Miller v. City of Philadelphia
E.D. Pa. · 1997 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Millspaugh, 937 F.2d at 1176 and Vosburg v. Department of Social Servs., 884 F.2d 133 (4th Cir.1989) (granting absolute immunity to social workers in connection with their filing of a child removal petition) and Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dept. of Social Services, 812 F.2d 1154, 1157 (9th Cir.) (social worker function in determining when to bring dependency proceedings is similar to responsibility of a criminal prosecutor), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 98 , 98 L.Ed.2d 59 (1987) and Kurzawa v. Mueller, 732 F.2d 1456, 1458 (6th Cir.1984) with Snell v. Tunnell, 920 F.2d 673, …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Thomas F. Miller, Personal Representative of the Estate of China Marie Davis, Deceased v. Dorothy Jane Livingston James M. Houser Richard J. Galindo
9th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dep't of Social Servs., 812 F.2d 1154 (9th Cir.) (holding that child protective services caseworker was absolutely immune from § 1983 liability for initiating and pursing child dependency proceedings), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 (1987); Coverdell v. Dep't of Social & Health Servs., 834 F.2d 758 (9th Cir.1987) (holding that child protective services caseworker was absolutely immune from § 1983 liability for seeking, obtaining, and executing ex parte court order seizing newborn from hospital and placing her in foster care).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Hoffman v. Harris
SCOTUS · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dept. of Social Servs., 812 F. 2d 1154, 1157 (CA9) (holding that “social workers are entitled to absolute immunity in performing quasiprosecutorial functions connected with the initiation and pursuit of child dependency proceedings”), cert. denied, 484 U. S. 829 (1987); Vosburg v. Department of Social Servs., 884 F. 2d 133 (CA4 1989) (granting absolute immunity to social workers in connection with their filing of a child removal petition in juvenile court); Snell v. Tunnell, 920 F. 2d 673 (CA10 1990) (denying absolute immunity to social workers for…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Goldman Ex Rel. Goldman-Wilson v. Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline
Nev. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Judicial Inquiry and Review Bd. v. Snyder, 523 A.2d 294 , 300 n.2 (Pa.) (Nix, C.J., concurring), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 (1987). *256 In addition, we perceive a need to clarify the circumstances under which the statutory authority relating to disability retirement conferred upon the governor is preempted by the commission’s constitutional authority to resolve questions of judicial misconduct and disability.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." No. 90-6051
3rd Cir. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Fry v. Melaragno, 939 F.2d 832 (9th Cir.1991) (absolute immunity extended to Internal Revenue Service attorneys in civil enforcement proceedings); Meade v. Grubbs, 841 F.2d 1512 , 1532-33 & n. 18 (10th Cir.1988) (official entitled to absolute immunity for alleged failure to initiate civil or criminal complaint); Flood v. Harrington, 532 F.2d 1248, 1251 (9th Cir.1976) (absolute immunity for government attorneys in civil enforcement action); see also Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dep't of Social Servs., 812 F.2d 1154, 1157 (9th Cir.) (child services worker absolutely immune for initiating an…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Schrob v. Catterson
3rd Cir. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Fry v. Melaragno, 939 F.2d 832 (9th Cir.1991) (absolute immunity extended to Internal Revenue Service attorneys in civil enforcement proceedings); Meade v. Grubbs, 841 F.2d 1512 , 1532-33 & n. 18 (10th Cir.1988) (official entitled to absolute immunity for alleged failure to initiate civil or criminal complaint); Flood v. Harrington, 532 F.2d 1248, 1251 (9th Cir.1976) (absolute immunity for government attorneys in civil enforcement action); see also Meyers v. Contra Costa County Dep’t of Social Servs., 812 F.2d 1154, 1157 (9th Cir.) (child services worker absolutely immune for initiating …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Jane M. Wooldridge v. Marlene Industries Corporation and Russell Sportswear Corporation
6th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 434 , 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1939 , 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983); see also Foster v. Board of School Comm'rs, 810 F.2d 1021 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 829 , 108 S.Ct. 99 , 98 L.Ed.2d 60 (1987).
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Meyers
v.
Contra Costa County Department of Social Services
No. 86-2024.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 5, 1987.
484 U.S. 829
Published

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.