Justin Stein v. Alyssa Depke, et al.

Tucson, Arizona civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff, who was wrongfully taken away from his parents and put in foster care.



Justin Stein and others sued Alyssa Depke and others in the District of Arizona. The case involved a disagreement about the scope of consent to search a car for narcotics, specifically whether the consent extended to a paper bag that might contain narcotics. The court considered whether the actions of the defendants fell within the scope of prosecutorial and judicial immunity. The court also addressed whether the claims lacked ripeness due to the lack of imminent harm or credible threat of enforcement of disciplinary rules. The court concluded that without a valid federal claim, it would not exercise supplemental jurisdiction over any remaining state law claims.

July Verdict in favor of the Plaintiff in amount of $1.2 million.