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SHEILA MIKEL,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MARGIE QUIN, Commissioner of the Department of
Children’s Services, in her official capacity; JENNIFER
NICHOLS, in her individual capacity; TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES; OMNI
VISIONS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 22-5329 |
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
No. 1:20-cv-00345—Curtis L. Collier, District Judge.
Argued: October 19, 2022
Decided and Filed: January 19, 2023
Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; BOGGS and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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SUTTON, Chief Judge. Sheila Mikel claims that the Tennessee Department of
Children’s Services took her two foster children without due process of law. She sued the
Department, its Commissioner, and a private Department subcontractor, seeking damages along
with declaratory and injunctive relief. The district court dismissed Mikel’s claims against the
Department and Commissioner for want of jurisdiction and held that Mikel had failed to state a
claim against the subcontractor. We affirm. |
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