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____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ D. C. Dock etNo. 04 -0 01 51 CV-2 -WCO K E V IND A L E , ind ivi dua lly a nd a s th e ne xt f

ri en d an d n atur al pa ren t an d n atur al gu ard ia n o f M.D., a m inor child, AB BY DA LE , individu ally and as the next friend and natural parent and natural guardian of M. D . , am ino r, BR

Y A N CA RL Y L E , ind ivi dua lly and as the next friend and natural parent and natural gu ard ia n o f A.C., a m in or , LISA J. CARLYLE, ind ivi dua lly

a nd a s th e ne xt f

ri en d and n at

ur al pare nt an d n atur al gu ard ia n o f A.C., a m in or , Pl ai nti ff s- Appe lle es , ve rs us STEPHENS COUNTY, G EORGIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, D ef en dant -Appe llant.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Appeal f rom the United State s District Court for the NorthernDistrict of Ge orgia

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _ (J un e 27, 200 7)Honora ble Stephen N. L imbaug h, United States District J udg e for the Easter

n District of * Missouri, sit ting by

desig nation. 2 Before BL ACK , and PRY OR , C ircuit Judg es, and LI MBA UG H , District Judge. * PE R CU RIA M: K ev in and Abby

D al e an d B ry ana nd L isa Carl y le ( Pl ai nti ff

s) , ind ivi dua lly an d onbe ha lf

of the ir m ino r daught er s, sue d S te phe ns C ounty S ch ool D istri ct , the fo rm er e m plo y er of ate ac he r ac cu se d of

m ole sti ng the ir

c hil dr en , on v ar iou s cl ai m s. S te phe ns C ounty S ch ool D istri ct

appe al s th e dis tr ic t c ourt’ s de nia l of it s m oti on f or sum m ar y j udgm en t onthe onl y

r em ai nin g c la im

a ga ins t i t, the al le gatio ns o f co nst itu tio na l vi olatio ns unde r 42 U . S. C § 198 3. W e re vie wthe dis tr ic t c ourt’ s de nia l of sum m ar y j udgm en t de novo , ap pl y in g t he same leg al st an da rdas t he di st ric t co ur t. M ize v . J ef fe rso n CityB d. of Educ. , 93 F. 3d 7 39, 742 ( 11th C ir . 199 6) . Adis tr ic t c ourt sh oul d gr an t a m oti on fo r sum m ar y j udgm en t i f, vie w ing the f ac ts i n th e lig ht m ost

f av or ab le to the nonm ovi ng p ar

ty , the re is no g enuin e iss ue a s to a ny m at er ia l f

ac t and the m ovi ng pa rty is e nt it le d t o s umm ary jud gm en t as a m at te r of law. Id . In200 3, pla int if

fs a cc use d Jo ey

W ils on o f m ole sti ng the ir daught er s w hil e he w as the ir

te ac he r in a

Whit e Co unty

sc hool . W ils on h ad

w orke d f or de fe ndant St ep he ns C ounty

S ch ool D istri ct

f or se ve ra l y ears be fo re te ac hin g inWhit e3

Co unty S ch ool D istri ct . I t i s un dis put ed that W ils on w as e m

plo y ed by Whit e CountySchool District, not Stephens Cou nty School District, when the alleged co nduc t oc curr ed . Lo c a l g o v e rn i n g b o d i e s a r e s ub je c tt o s u i tu n d e r

§ 1 9 8 3 f o r mo n e t a ry, declaratory , or injunctive relief when “ action pursuant to official m unicipal po licy of som e nature c aused a constitut ional tort.” Monell v. De p’t of Soc. Serv. , 436 U . S. 658 , 690 -9 1, 98 S . Ct . 201 8, 203 5- 36 ( 1978 ). H ow ev er , “ loc al gov er nm en ts can ne ve r be li ab le und er § 19 83 f or the a ct s of

tho se w hom

the loc al gov er

nm en t has no auth ority

to control.” Tu rqui tt v. J ef fe rso n C ount y , 137 F . 3d 1 285, 129 2 (1 1thCi r. 198 9) ( enbanc ); see also DeShaney v. W inneba go Coun ty D ep’t of Soc. Serv. , 489 U . S. 189 , 197 , 109 S . Ct . 998 , 100 4 ( 1989 ); Shru m v . K luck , 249 F . 3d 773, 780 -8 1 ( 8thCi r. 200 1) ; D oe v . W rig ht , 82 F.3d 26 5, 2 68 -6 9 (8 th Cir . 19 96 ). W e co nc lud e St ep he ns C ounty S ch ool D istri ct

is not li ab le und er

§ 19 83 f or th e act s o f a fo rm er em

pl oyee who m

itno lo ng er h adan y

au th or it y to co nt ro l. T he re fo re , w e re ve rs e the de nia l of S te phe ns C ounty

S ch ool D istri ct ’ s m oti on f or sum m ar y j udgm en t and r em an d to the dis tr ic t c ourt f or e ntr y of j udgm en t f

or St ep he ns C ounty

S ch ool D istri ct . REVERSED a nd REMANDED.