Gabrielle A. v. County of Orange
Plaintiffs Gabrielle A. and Nicholas G. (the parents) and John A. and Gregory A. (the children) appeal from a judgment following the trial court’s decision to grant a motion for summary judgment by the County of Orange (the County) and social workers Laura McLuckey, Veronica Zuniga, Sandra Parrish-Rehoreg, Lauri Luchonok, Gale Westbrook, Elvia Villa, and Brian Satterfield.
Plaintiffs’ claims relate to the detention of John and Gregory for six months, specifically, the two months they were detained in Orange County before the case was transferred to Los Angeles. We conclude, as did the trial court, that the parents’ knowing and voluntary pleas of no contest to the jurisdictional allegations during dependency proceedings defeats their claims, and the social workers are entitled to immunity. Finally, even if we were to disregard the no contest pleas and the relevant immunity doctrines, defendants correctly argue they met their burden to establish they were
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