Hamilton County Job and Family Services, et al. v. Joseph Siefert, et ux.
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Did the Sixth Circuit err in its qualified-immunity analysis?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED A. Did the Sixth Circuit err when it failed to conduct an individualized analysis of Petitioners’ actions before blanketly rejecting their asserted defense of qualified immunity? B. Did the Sixth Circuit err when it determined that, through a footnote, it was clearly established that a children’s services caseworker has an affirmative duty to protect parental due process rights when a child is hospitalized and no child custody proceedings have been initiated? C. Whether this Court should resolve the circuit conflict on the important federal question of whether a private, non-profit hospital and private healthcare providers, are state actors subject to claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when they simply provide medical care and cooperate with a county Job and Family Services Department for the appropriate treatment of a suicidal minor.