Legal Opinion
City of Phoenix v. Yarnell
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1995No. CV-94-0416-PRPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Chief Justice.
Released after arrest and nine months’ incarceration, Michael J. Smith (“Smith”) brought a tort action seeking damages under various theories, including violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the City of Phoenix (“City”), two Phoenix Police Department detectives (“detectives”), and Maricopa County (“County”) (collectively “Defendants”). The trial court denied all of Defendants’ motions for summary judgment on Smith’s state tort law and federal claims. Defendants then petitioned the court of appeals for relief by special action.1 The court…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by27 opinions
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