From: cattynancy@hotmail.com To: james@statesmanship.u; cwes@erols.com Subject: Response to Judge James C.

Cacheris Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:07:24 -0400

Dear Judge Cacheris, This is in response to your memorandum Opinion of September 21, 2011 Re. James Renwick Manship v. Sherri Brothers, et. al. You requested specific information as to why the defendants (multiple employees of Arlington Child Protective Services, plus Juvenile and Domestic Relations judges) are not entitled to immunity from prosecution due to damages they have cause by the removal of children from custody of the biological parents. In response, I call your attention to the following case laws: Beltran V. Santa Clara County, (9th Cir. 2008) Walsh v Eric County Dept of Jobs & Family Services (ND Ohio 2003) Wallis v Spencer and Wallis City of Escondido (9th Cir. 2000) Calabretta v Floyd (9th Cir. 1999) Morris v Dearborne (5th Cir. 1999) Whisman v Rinehart (8th Cir. 1997) Grossman v City of Portland (9th Cir. 1994) Kelson v Springfield (US Ct. App 9th Cir. 1985) Bell v City of Milwaukee (7th Cir. 1984) Langton v Maloney (1981) These cases state that it is a constitutional right of parents to raise their own children, and to have the care and custody of their children free of government interference, and that it is the constitutional right of children to the care and companionship of their true parents. This right should only be forfeited when a clear case can be proven that the child is abused by the parent, and that their life and safety is endangered by the parent. In the case of Sabrina Slitor, however, Sabrina was removed from her parents Nancy Hey and Kit Slitor without any evidence that they abused her or were a threat to her life. Arlington CPS got an emergency removal order for Sabrina Slitor on the charge that Ms. Hey was "starving" her baby, because Sabrina lost weight after birth, was slow to regain her birth weight, and was admitted to Virginia Hospital Center with a diagnosis of "failure to thrive" What Arlington CPS and Judge Esther Wiggins failed to consider, however, was at the time of Sabrina's removal from her parents, she was a healthy weight, and had been steadily gaining weight while in her mother's care after being discharged from Virginia Hospital Center, as shown in the chart of weights and dates in the attachment. The

charge of abuse was overturned on appeal to hearings officer George Walton in Richmond, who clearly stated in his decision that Sabrina had never been "starved". The constitutional rights of Sabrina Slitor and her parents, Nancy Hey and Kit Slitor were thus violated, as Sabrina was seperated from her parents and kept in foster care for two years with only infrequent supervised visits with her parents. After two years, all visits between Sabrina and her parents were terminated, and Sabrina was adopted by her foster parents against the will of Ms. Hey and Mr. Slitor. Thus the constitutional rights Of Sabrina Slitor and her parents were violated, because she was seperated from them without just cause or due process. Furthermore, while in the foster care system, Arlington CPS treated Sabrina in a way which did not respect her best interests. Sabrina was unduely subjected to stress and trauma by holding the visits with her parents in a baby-unfriendly office room in the DHS building, rather than in a home setting. Sabrina clearly formed an aversion to this room, to the entire DHS building, and to Leslie Moran, the social worker who would transport her to the visits. However, the only remedy CPS ever took to solve Sabrina's distress was to cut short the visits, or to move the visitys out to the sidewalk in front of the DHS building, where Sabrina was then exposed to the mid summer hear and auto fumes. Later on, CPS simply cancelled all visits therefore weakening the bond between Sabrina and her parents. Sincerely, Nancy A. Hey Slitor Birth Mother of Sabrina Slitor