Franks v. Commonwealth

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• holding that summary judgment for defendants is merited on plaintiff’s Thirteenth Amendment claim where “ACS coerced her to attend a parenting course . . . and court hearings, and forced her to undergo drug testing, a mental health examination, and counseling sessions.”
• proceedings involving the emergency removal of children from the custody of their parent were civil in nature, not criminal, so the Sixth Amendment did not apply
• proceedings involving the emergency removal of children from the custody of their parent were civil in nature, not criminal, so the Sixth Amendment did not apply
• rejecting as “incorrect” the plaintiff’s argument that her § 1983 claim accrued on the date when she “came to know that her Constitutional protections were compromised” by an earlier warrantless seizure because her claim accrued when she knew of the harm (citations omitted)
• “The Eighth Amendment does not attach until after conviction and sentencing, as it was designed to protect those convicted of crimes.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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