Legal Opinion
Mendoza v. County of Tulare
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 1982No. Civ. 4905PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BACA, J. *
This is a prisoners’ class action challenging the conditions at Tulare County jail. The trial court dismissed the action after granting respondents’ general demurrer without leave to amend.
The complaint was filed on November 1, 1978. Appellants allege, in 10 causes of action, various violations of the federal and state Constitutions, the federal Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983), and the California Penal and Health and Safety Codes. The pleadings sought: (1) certification of plaintiff inmates as a class; (2) submission and implementation of a plan whereby the alleged…
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