Legal Opinion
Desrochers v. City of San Bernardino
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2009No. 07-56773PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain; Dissent by Judge Wardlaw
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether police officers’ complaints about their supervisors’ conduct may give rise to a constitutional violation.
I
A
Michael Desrochers and Steve Lowes have been members of the San Bernardino Police Department (“SBPD”) for over twenty years. At the time the events at issue in this case occurred, Desrochers was the sergeant in charge of the SBPD Homicide Unit, while Lowes commanded the SBPD Multiple Enforcement Team (the “Gang Unit”).
On June 23, 2006, Desrochers was transferred from the Homicide Unit…
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