No. 25A1021

R. S., a Minor Child, By His Next of Friend and Legal Guardian, V. H., et al. v. Susan Hickey, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-17
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: child-abuse child-protective-services civil-rights deliberate-indifference qualified-immunity section-1983
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a social worker's placement of children in an unsafe home resulting in sexual abuse constitutes deliberate indifference actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and what standard of care applies to child protective services caseworkers in civil rights actions

Docket Entries

2026-03-17
Application (25A1021) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until May 25, 2026.
2026-03-13
Application (25A1021) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 26, 2026 to May 25, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

R.S., et al.
Louis Carl SchneiderThomas Law Offices, PLLC, Petitioner