Legal Opinion
Roger Brass v. County of Los Angeles, Erroneously Sued as Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Rick Thurlo, Individually and as a Peace Officer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2003No. 01-57249PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant Roger Brass challenges the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the County of Los Angeles (“County”) on his complaint that the County violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by continuing his incarceration for 39 hours after a state trial judge had ordered him released. We affirm. .
I
A. The relevant facts are undisputed. County Sheriff Deputy Thurlo was seeking to arrest James Nichols on a warrant for vehicular burglary. Brass’s house was shown in the warrant as Nichols’s address. Nichols reportedly had been seen near the house. Brass…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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