Legal Opinion
John ROE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; Donna Lee; Arlo Smith, Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1997No. 96-15590PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
California State Police Officer John Roe seeks damages and injunctive relief for the refusal of the City and County of San Francisco to prosecute his cases without corroborating evidence, allegedly in retaliation for his exercise of free speech. The district court granted summary judgment. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
John Roe is a fictitious name for a California Police Officer who worked primarily in San Francisco from 1990 to 1993. In July 1993, Officer Roe observed a suspect smoking marijuana. He conducted a search, found methamphetamine and executed an arrest. Assistant…
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