Alexandra Shipula v. Texas Dept of Fam Protc Svcs, et al
| ALEXANDRA K. SHIPULA, Individually, and as Next Friend of D.S. and E.S. Minor Children |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES, et al, in its official capcity Respondent Superior, JOSEPH ANN OTIS, Judge, East Texas C.P.S. Cluster Court, 2nd Administrative Judicial Region, In her Official and Individual Capacity, ANNE HEILGENSTEIN, Commissioner, Texas Department of Family Protective Services, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, JOHN F. PHILLIPS, Judge, Harris District Court Harris County Juvenile #314, In His Official and Individual Capacity, ANEETA JAMAL, Associate Judge, Harris County District Court, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, TOM WALLACE, Assistant Harris County Attorney, In His Official and Individual Capacity, SCOTT DIXON, Texas, DFPS Region Six Director, In His Official and His Individual Capacity, BRIAN BARTKO, DFPS Regional Six Legal Department 8, In His Individual and Official Capacity, JOHN LANDIS, Legal Counsel, DFPS Region Six Admin Review, In His Individual and Official Capacity, LEISHA E. FISHER, Program Director, D.F.P.S. Montgomery County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, DAVID WALKER, Montgomery County Attorney, In His Official and Individual Capacity, SCHARLENE OVERSTREET, Montgomery County Assistant Attorney, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, TONNIS HILLARD, Forensic C.P.S. Investigator, Children's Assessment Center, REBECCA A. CUNIO, Investigator, Harris County C.P.S., CRYSTAL REID-SOPHUS, C.P.S. Supervisor, Harris County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, ORLANDO VELEZ, C.P.S. Supervisor, Harris County, In His Official and Individual Capacity, VANESSA GISTAND, C.P.S. Supervisor, Harris County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, ROBIN D. MCKINNEY, KATIE OLSE, Director, State of Texas Office of Consumer Affairs, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, JOSE MARTINEZ, Supervisor, State of Texas Office of Consumer Affairs, In His Official and Individual Capacity, IESHIA G. WEBB, Case Worker, Harris County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, DIANA L. SUTTON, Supervisor, Children's Assessment Center Child Safety Specialist, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, DEANNA LOWREY-GREEN, Case Worker, Montgomery County D.F.P.S., In Her Individual and Official Capacity, ERIC HOLDER, United States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Respondent Superior, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Texas Office: Civil, DANIEL HU, Texas Office: Civil, KEITH WYATT, Texas Office: Civil, TARA R. GRACE, Supervisor, Children's Assessment Center Montgomery County C.P.S., In Her Individual and Official Capacity, WANDA SMITH, Montgomery County Court-Appointed Child Advocate, In Her Individual and Official Capacity, ELIZABETH A. PAYTE, Montgomery County Ad-Litem for D.S./E.S., In Her Individual and Official Capacity, IVY M. CHAMBERS, Harris County Police Rep 30, Children's Assessment Center, In Her Individual and Official Capacity, JOSEPH P. CANNON, Attorney for the Father, In His Individual and Official Capacity, AMY NGO LACY, Former Attorney for Alexandria Shipula, In Her Official Capacity, VICTOR W. LOVE, C.P.S. Therapist, In His Official Capacity, THERESA A. BURBANK, Court/C.P.S. Appointed Therapist, In Her Individual and Official Capacity, LEANNE RICHARDSON HILL, Attorney for the Father, In Her Individual and Official Capacity, PATRICE MCDONALD, Judge, Montgomery County Court-At-Law 3, Individually and InHer Official Capacity, STEVEN SHIPULA, Non-custodial Joint Managing Conservator of Minor Children D.S. and E.S., STATE OF TEXAS, In its Official Capacity, Respondent Superior and JANE NELSON, Health and Human Services Committee Chair for 2010 |
| 11-20410 |
| June 2, 2011 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit |
| Other Civil Rights |
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| Plaintiff - appellant: ALEXANDRA K. SHIPULA, Individually, and as Next Friend of D.S. and E.S. Minor Children | |
| Represented By: | Alexandra K. Shipula |
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| Defendant - appellee: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES, et al, in its official capcity Respondent Superior | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: JOSEPH ANN OTIS, Judge, East Texas C.P.S. Cluster Court, 2nd Administrative Judicial Region, In her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: ANNE HEILGENSTEIN, Commissioner, Texas Department of Family Protective Services, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: JOHN F. PHILLIPS, Judge, Harris District Court Harris County Juvenile #314, In His Official and Individual Capacity | |
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| Defendant - appellee: ANEETA JAMAL, Associate Judge, Harris County District Court, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
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| Defendant - appellee: TOM WALLACE, Assistant Harris County Attorney, In His Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Mary E. Baker |
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| Defendant - appellee: SCOTT DIXON, Texas, DFPS Region Six Director, In His Official and His Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: BRIAN BARTKO, DFPS Regional Six Legal Department 8, In His Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: JOHN LANDIS, Legal Counsel, DFPS Region Six Admin Review, In His Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: LEISHA E. FISHER, Program Director, D.F.P.S. Montgomery County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: DAVID WALKER, Montgomery County Attorney, In His Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Rayborn C. Johnson |
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| Defendant - appellee: SCHARLENE OVERSTREET, Montgomery County Assistant Attorney, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Rayborn C. Johnson |
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| Defendant - appellee: TONNIS HILLARD, Forensic C.P.S. Investigator, Children's Assessment Center | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: REBECCA A. CUNIO, Investigator, Harris County C.P.S. | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: CRYSTAL REID-SOPHUS, C.P.S. Supervisor, Harris County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: ORLANDO VELEZ, C.P.S. Supervisor, Harris County, In His Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: VANESSA GISTAND, C.P.S. Supervisor, Harris County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: ROBIN D. MCKINNEY | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: KATIE OLSE, Director, State of Texas Office of Consumer Affairs, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: JOSE MARTINEZ, Supervisor, State of Texas Office of Consumer Affairs, In His Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: IESHIA G. WEBB, Case Worker, Harris County, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: DIANA L. SUTTON, Supervisor, Children's Assessment Center Child Safety Specialist, In Her Official and Individual Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: DEANNA LOWREY-GREEN, Case Worker, Montgomery County D.F.P.S., In Her Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: ERIC HOLDER, United States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Respondent Superior | |
| Represented By: | Charmaine Aarons Holder |
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| Defendant - appellee: UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Texas Office: Civil | |
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| Defendant - appellee: DANIEL HU, Texas Office: Civil | |
| Represented By: | Charmaine Aarons Holder |
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| Defendant - appellee: KEITH WYATT, Texas Office: Civil | |
| Represented By: | Charmaine Aarons Holder |
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| Defendant - appellee: TARA R. GRACE, Supervisor, Children's Assessment Center Montgomery County C.P.S., In Her Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: WANDA SMITH, Montgomery County Court-Appointed Child Advocate, In Her Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | David L. Miller |
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| Defendant - appellee: ELIZABETH A. PAYTE, Montgomery County Ad-Litem for D.S./E.S., In Her Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Elizabeth A. Payte |
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| Defendant - appellee: IVY M. CHAMBERS, Harris County Police Rep 30, Children's Assessment Center, In Her Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: JOSEPH P. CANNON, Attorney for the Father, In His Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Joseph P. Cannon |
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| Defendant - appellee: AMY NGO LACY, Former Attorney for Alexandria Shipula, In Her Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Richard Gardner Wilson |
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| Defendant - appellee: VICTOR W. LOVE, C.P.S. Therapist, In His Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | David L. Miller |
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| Defendant - appellee: THERESA A. BURBANK, Court/C.P.S. Appointed Therapist, In Her Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Melanie Ann Rubinsky |
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| Defendant - appellee: LEANNE RICHARDSON HILL, Attorney for the Father, In Her Individual and Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Leanne Richardson Hill |
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| Defendant - appellee: PATRICE MCDONALD, Judge, Montgomery County Court-At-Law 3, Individually and InHer Official Capacity | |
| Represented By: | Allison Standish Miller |
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| Defendant - appellee: STEVEN SHIPULA, Non-custodial Joint Managing Conservator of Minor Children D.S. and E.S. | |
| Represented By: | John Dean Gilpin |
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| Defendant - appellee: STATE OF TEXAS, In its Official Capacity, Respondent Superior | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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| Defendant - appellee: JANE NELSON, Health and Human Services Committee Chair for 2010 | |
| Represented By: | Scot Macdonald Graydon |
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