Shawn McMillan – The Law Offices of Shawn A. McMillan, A.P.C.

Mandated Reporter Immunity does not apply as a defense to Civil Rights claims filed in state court proceedings…more

After hospital staff got into a dispute with Appellant, Antonio Langarica, the hospital defendants convinced the social worker defendants that Antonio had a bad attitude and needed to be brought into line. They then worked…more

This appeal presents a case of first impression. The question raised is whether an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 arising from a juvenile court proceeding where child protective services social workers lied to the court in…more

First known ruling of its kind in California state courts. We are hopeful the defense will writ the decision so we can get the issue in front of the Court of Appeal. We are fairly confident the COA will affirm the decision,…more

Supporting evidence…more

Winning reply arguments...Nice win…more

Children's Hospital's failed attempt to defend their application of Mandated Reporter Immunity in a federal civil rights action against one of its doctors…more

This is the winning memorandum of points and authorities in support of our attack on Children's Hospital's assertion of Mandated Reporter Immunity in a state court action for violation of federal civil rights…more

On April 18, 2011, the United State Supreme Court denied Orange County’s petition for certiorari filed in October 2010. The petition arose from a 2007 jury verdict of $4.9 million against Orange County and two of its social…more

After a decade of litigation, Orange County must now pay nearly $9.5 million to a mother whose children were wrongfully removed from her care in February 2000. On December 17, 2010 Orange County Superior Court Judge, Ronald…more

There is no likelihood of confusion between Chinese Laundry and English Laundry. Chinese Laundry's case was exceptional only in its lack of merit. Attorney's fees were appropriately awarded to English Laundry…more

Today, the Fourth District Court of Appeal Affirmed the Judgment in Fogarty-Hardwick v. County of Orange, et al. in so doing the unanimous court stated: "The fact that a very well respected member of the superior court bench…more

The underlying case was exceptional in its lack of merit. Thus, Counterdefendants, as the prevailing parties, were entitled to their attorney's fees under Section 1117(a)…more

Complaint for violation of rights of familial association…more

The County of Los Angeles settled a civil rights action brought by the grandparents of two minors for the warrantless removal of the children from their home in violation of the family’s constitutional rights to familial…more