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Auditors Have Been Warning California for Over a Decade
What State and Federal Reviews Reveal About Los Angeles County DCFS and San Bernardino County CFS For more than 12 years, independent state and federal auditors have issued repeated and data driven warnings about California’s child welfare system. These reports consistently documented delayed investigations, unsafe placements, deficient safety assessments, weak supervision, and ineffective oversight. Despite corrective plans and reform initiatives, the same deficiencies conti
Morris Patrick III
2 days ago6 min read
Understanding Damages in California Civil Cases: An Educational Guide to Emotional Distress, Fraud, Fiduciary Duties, Restitution, and Punitive Damages
Many people believe that damages in a lawsuit are limited to physical injury or lost money. That is not true. Under California law, damages can be awarded for emotional harm, abuse of authority, concealment of information, and unfair benefits gained through wrongful conduct, even when there is no physical injury. This post explains, in plain language, the main legal concepts courts use to evaluate damages in civil cases. The goal is education and empowerment, not legal advice
Morris Patrick III
3 days ago3 min read
Notice of Filing of Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation
On January 5, 2026, the federal court issued a formal notice that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation had been filed in my case. This notice is important because it explains what happens next and what rights each party has at this stage. The Report and Recommendation is not a final decision. It is a recommendation to the District Judge, who alone has the authority to accept it, reject it, or modify it. The notice explains that parties have a limited window of tim
Morris Patrick III
4 days ago4 min read
California Has Some of the Highest Taxes in the Nation and I Disagree With the Push for More
California consistently ranks among the highest taxed states in the United States, yet state and local governments continue to pursue additional revenue streams. From rising sales tax rates to new fees imposed through healthcare systems and emergency services, Californians are being asked to pay more at nearly every point of daily life. I strongly disagree with this approach and believe it reflects a deeper policy failure rather than a genuine revenue necessity. Recent develo
Morris Patrick III
Jan 15 min read
Foster Care Sexual Abuse in Los Angeles County
Institutional Failure, Systemic Risk, and the Cost of Secrecy in Child Welfare Los Angeles County operates the largest child-welfare system in the United States. Each year, tens of thousands of children are removed from their homes and placed under the legal custody of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). These removals are justified publicly as acts of protection. Yet mounting evidence demonstrates a far more troubling reality: children p
Morris Patrick III
Dec 24, 20256 min read
FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT TEMPLATE for ADA and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS IMPACTED BY CPS Understanding Your Rights and Protections Navigating the complexities of Child Protective Services (CPS) can be overwhelming. Many parents face challenges that can feel insurmountable. It's crucial to understand your rights under the law. This post will guide you through the process of filing a civil rights complaint for damages. We will cover violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, disability
Morris Patrick III
Dec 24, 20252 min read
Copy of How the Supreme Court Decision Hartman v. Moore Protects Parents from CPS Retaliation
The Truth Parents Need to Know
Morris Patrick III
Dec 24, 20253 min read
PACER Has Published the Full Record
Dockets 371–375 Now Stand Together as One Unified Public File The federal court record in Morris Patrick v. County of Los Angeles, et al. now reflects a complete and unified evidentiary record documenting systemic civil-rights violations within Los Angeles County child-welfare operations. PACER, the public access system operated by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, has accepted and published Dockets 371 through 375, making all filings and exhibits publicly access
Morris Patrick III
Dec 20, 20254 min read
Administrative Harm: Child Welfare, Institutional Secrecy, and the Production of Trafficking Risk — How U.S. Child-Welfare Design Makes Exploitation Foreseeable
Morris Patrick Research Article Stolen Children by CPS Abstract This Article advances a structural theory of child sex-trafficking risk grounded in the institutional design of the United States child-welfare system. Departing from dominant narratives that attribute trafficking primarily to individual criminal deviance, the Article argues that exploitation is a foreseeable outcome of administrative architecture. Federal child-welfare policy incentivizes family separation, isol
Morris Patrick III
Dec 19, 20256 min read
Why DCFS Los Angeles County Needs Independent Oversight
Executive Summary Los Angeles County has formally recognized that agencies exercising coercive governmental power require independent oversight to ensure accountability, transparency, and public trust. On December 16, 2025, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Eric D. Bates as Interim Inspector General to oversee the Sheriff’s and Probation Departments, expressly emphasizing the role of independent oversight in identifying systemic risks and guiding governan
Morris Patrick III
Dec 17, 20254 min read
When the System Silences a Deaf Mother: The Story of Mary Cervantes
Across the United States, Deaf parents continue to face profound injustice inside child welfare systems. Their communication needs are ignored, their rights are minimized, and their parental authority is treated as conditional. The story of Mary Cervantes, a Deaf mother in Minnesota, exposes how deeply rooted these failures are and why they cannot be dismissed as isolated mistakes. Mary’s experience mirrors what happened to Morris Patrick in California. In both cases, Deaf p
Morris Patrick III
Dec 15, 20253 min read
Why Dependency Juvenile Court Judges Allow CPS Social Workers to Remove Children Without Evidence or Just Cause
Introduction Dependency juvenile courts possess extraordinary power to authorize state intrusion into the private family sphere. This power is intended to be exercised narrowly and only when supported by credible evidence of imminent danger. Federal constitutional law, state statutory frameworks, and federal child welfare legislation all require that family separation be a last resort, not a default response. Despite these safeguards, dependency courts across the United State
Morris Patrick III
Dec 15, 20255 min read
A Structural Theory of Child Sex-Trafficking Risk: Why the Design of U.S. Child Welfare Makes Exploitation Foreseeable, Not Accidental
Core Thesis This theory asserts that large-scale child sex trafficking does not require an explicit conspiracy, secret orders, or criminal language written into law . It requires only three elements: mass transfer of children away from parents, financial and administrative incentives that reward permanent separation, and systems of placement and oversight that operate with limited transparency while deferring to institutional authority. When these elements coexist, sexual exp
Morris Patrick III
Dec 14, 20255 min read
The Story of Juan Manuel Sanchez and His Wife: Another Family Torn Apart by DCFS
The story of Juan Manuel Sanchez and his wife is one that exposes the deepest cracks in the child welfare system. It is a story that mirrors my own. It is a story that reflects the same pattern of fabrication, identity manipulation, concealment, and retaliation that Los Angeles County DCFS and San Bernardino County CFS have carried out against countless families. It is not an isolated tragedy. It is a window into a system that has forgotten the meaning of justice. Juan is a f
Morris Patrick III
Dec 7, 20255 min read
Watch “Never in America. Unmasking CPS Kidnapping Empire” and Why It Matters
Introduction I am sharing this documentary because it speaks to a reality that far too many families in the United States experience. The video exposes a system that removes children without proper evidence and without respect for the rights of parents. My own experience with CPS shows the same pattern. My children were taken without due process. My case involved workers who were not qualified to handle family matters and who ignored facts, evidence, and federal law. This doc
Morris Patrick III
Nov 29, 20252 min read
The McArthur–Burak Families: A Fight for Truth, Justice, and Accountability
The story of the McArthur–Burak family is one of the clearest illustrations of how Los Angeles County DCFS misuses its power, disregards constitutional protections, and targets innocent families without cause. Their journey began publicly on October 14, 2025, when their first account was published in “Audrey and Marcus McArthur’s Story: A Fight for Family — Our Journey Against Injustice.” The article documented how DCFS arrived at their home twice in a single day without a wa
Morris Patrick III
Nov 26, 20255 min read
What Monell Liability Means, How It Applies to CPS, and How It Applies to My Case
Monell liability comes from the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Monell v. Department of Social Services , 436 U.S. 658 (1978) . In that case, the Supreme Court ruled that a city or county can be sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when the government itself is the reason someone’s constitutional rights were violated. This means the county becomes responsible when its own policies, customs, or failures caused the harm. The Supreme Court made it clear that a county is a “per
Morris Patrick III
Nov 13, 20254 min read
A Message to the World: The Twenty-Five Year Pattern They Never Wanted Exposed
For twenty-five years, Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County operated on the belief that nobody would ever uncover the truth. They believed parents were too scared to speak, too disabled to fight, too poor to challenge them, and too overwhelmed to gather evidence. They counted on silence. They counted on exhaustion. They counted on fear. But they never expected that one father would build a complete federal record that exposes everything they tried to hide for a quarte
Morris Patrick III
Nov 13, 20253 min read
The McArthur Family: A Line Was Crossed, and the Truth Is Now on Video
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Letter on November 12, 2025 The McArthur and Burak family has endured months of unlawful harassment by DCFS Los Angeles County and law enforcement. What happened on October 29, 2025 was already shocking. What has happened since then proves something even more disturbing: a deliberate pattern of intimidation, retaliation, and misconduct under color of law. This is not child protection. This is systematic harassment. And today
Morris Patrick III
Nov 13, 20254 min read
When Silence Hurts: How Schools and CPS Failed Students with Disabilities and Mental Illness
The Department of Education Must Be Held Accountable For years, families across the nation have demanded answers about why children with disabilities and mental illness continue to vanish into the CPS system, even though federal laws were created to protect them. Evidence from federal guidance, peer-reviewed research, and lived experience proves that schools and agencies have failed to uphold the rights guaranteed under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), S
Morris Patrick III
Nov 4, 20255 min read
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