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Federal suit filed against 1st District chancellor for Civil rightsviolations stemming from a Washington County child custody case.
Federal suit filed against 1st District chancellor
Johnson By Sue Guinn Legg Press Staff Writer http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Deta...LNEWS&ID=59747 A Virginia couple has filed a federal lawsuit against 1st Judicial District Chancellor Richard Johnson for alleged civil rights violations stemming from a Washington County child custody case. Vicky and Scott Taylor, of Chesterfield County, Va., filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court, Greeneville, on behalf of themselves and four of their children. The suit alleges Johnson violated the couple’s rights to due process and caused severe emotional injuries to the family by denying them custody and visitation with the woman’s 12-year-daughter without conducting a hearing, without reporting allegations that they abused the girl to authorities and without appointing a guardian to investigate the allegations for the court. Johnson said Friday that he had not yet received notice of the lawsuit’s filing and, that because of the volume of his caseload, he did not have any recollection of the Taylors or the circumstances of their case. The chancellor refused to comment on the allegations, saying, “I will let my attorney, the attorney general of the state of Tennessee, do my talking.” The lawsuit states that on July 21, Johnson issued a restraining order preventing the Taylors from retrieving the girl from a two-week visit to see her father, Donald Wise, of Johnson City. The Taylors said the ruling was based on false allegations that they mentally and physically abused the girl and her 21-year-old brother. According to suit, Johnson failed to report the allegations to child protective services as required by Tennessee law. The lawsuit also states that Johnson failed to appoint a guardian to investigate the allegations as required by procedural rules governing Tennessee courts. The Taylors alleged Johnson also denied them their right to a hearing of the abuse allegations within 15 days of issuing the restraining order and instead conducted the first hearing in the case on Nov. 14. At that hearing, the lawsuit states that Johnson ruled the girl would remain in Wise’s custody “even though no investigation of the (Taylors) had been conducted” and “no proof or evidence to support the allegations” had been presented. The lawsuit also contends Johnson is “personally well acquainted” with Wise and his parents and he “exhibited biases” during the November hearing by communicating with Wise while “pointedly ignoring” Vicky Taylor. The lawsuit alleges Johnson denied Scott Taylor any opportunity for a hearing. In an order issued in May, Johnson ruled that he was “a non-party” to the custody case even though Scott Taylor “has essentially been (the girl’s) full-time ‘dad’ since she was age 2.” The suit alleges Johnson has allowed Patty Taylor to have two brief visits with her daughter and no other contact with the girl since July 2006. The lawsuit also alleges Johnson has barred Scott Taylor from any contact with the girl for almost a year, causing “much grief, heartache and mental suffering” to their entire family and especially among the girl’s younger siblings. CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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