Legal Opinion
People v. Walters
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1984No. 83-6368PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Believing that someone at the Veterans Administration hospital in western Los An-geles had disposed of hazardous medical waste in violation of California law, the city attorney initiated a criminal prosecution in municipal court against the Veterans Administration and Walters, its administrator.
The complaint was removed to district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a). The district court dismissed the complaint on the grounds that the defendants were protected by sovereign immunity and that their immunity had not been clearly and unambiguously waived. The city attorney appeals and we affirm.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hancock v. TrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Henry Bradford Morgan and Stephen Michael Swanson v. People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
3Cited by3 opinions
- People of State of California v. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- State Of Ohio v. U.S. Department Of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Ohio v. U.S. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990