Case Name: McNAMARA v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1988-12-06
Citations: 488 U.S. 152
Docket Number: No. 87-5840
Parties: McNAMARA v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 488
Pages: 152–152

Head Matter:
McNAMARA v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
No. 87-5840.
Argued November 28, 1988
Decided December 6, 1988
James E. Sutherland argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was R. Stephen McNally.
Lloyd M. Harmon, Jr., argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jerome A. Barron and Sanford N. Katz.
Isabelle Katz Pinzler, Steven R. Shapiro, and John A. Powell filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Barker Foundation by E'rwin N. Griswold, Robert C. Gombar, and Glen D. Nager; for the Child by Christian R. Van Deusen and Ted R. Youmans; and for the National Committee for Adoption by Merrill F. Nelson, C. Harold Brown, and William M. Schur.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The appeal is dismissed for want of a properly presented federal question.