Shane Place and Misty Blackwell, as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Angel Place v. Joyce Anderson, et al.
1. Did the court of appeals in its de novo review of
summary judgment abuse its appellate jurisdiction and
deny petitioners due process by refusing to address their
unrebutted expert proof that respondents acted with
deliberate indifference which "shocked the conscience"
when they changed and then failed to monitor the child's
foster care placement, conduct which caused her death?
2. Should this Court resolve the conflict among the
Circuits about whether in non-emergency situations a
deliberate indifference as opposed to the more culpable
intent-to-harm standard of conduct?
Did the court of appeals in its de novo review of summary judgment abuse its appellate jurisdiction and deny petitioners due process by refusing to address their unrebutted expert proof that respondents acted with deliberate indifference which 'shocked the conscience' when they changed and then failed to monitor the child's foster care placement, conduct which caused her death?