Your comment and the locality (Grants Pass) reminded me of a story from back in 2002 or so. It took awhile to google the story as I couldn’t recall much, other than CPS workers taking kids from a vacationing family because they were “too skinny”. Mom and Dad made matters worse when they tried, but failed :( to get their kids back by hijacking the CPS van after a visit.
http://oregon.familyrights.us/christines/history.html
I know one of the cops that was there when they took those kids. He said they were emaciated, not just skinny. This cop is good guy. He said afterwards many of the folks involved were tearing up over the shape those kids were in. The kids were significantly small for their ages. I got the story from folks who were there not some reporter.
Thanks for the link. Interesting, first time I have heard of this case, it happened before I moved here. No mention of who the judge(s) were. I know of a few other stories regarding this particular court from people who have had dealings with the civil division in Josephine county.
There is a level of corruption at the Josephine county courthouse I have never seen before in any place I have lived - - the civil division is a textbook example of a kangaroo court.
The attorneys here are also thieves, blackmailers and extortionists.