Recent Victories
Preslie Hardwick v. County of Orange
On January 4, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling in our favor in the Preslie Hardwick v. County of Orange case, holding that social workers were not entitled to absolute and qualified immunity from claims that they maliciously used perjured testimony and fabricated evidence to secure Preslie's removal from her mother.
Oral Argument (October 7, 2016 in Pasadena, CA)
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Mikich v. City and County of San Francisco
Our attorneys prevailed in our appeal to the Ninth Circuit in the Mikich v. City and County of San Francisco case.
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Oral Argument (April 17, 2015 in San Francisco, CA )
Oral Argument (April 17, 2015 in San Francisco, CA )
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Oral Argument - Michael Lewis v. County of San Diego
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CPS Abuse of Power
Robert Powell speaks about CPS about the abuse of power that continues to go on inside the agency.