Legal Opinion

Vernon v. City of Los Angeles

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 23, 1994No. 92-55473PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge WILL.

WILL, Senior District Judge:

Plaintiff Robert L. Vernon, retired Assistant Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles City Council, and the Board of Police Commissioners and its finding that the individual defendants were entitled to immunity as to their actions. Vernon brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that certain City of Los An-geles officials violated his United States First and Fourteenth Amendment and California state constitutional…

2Cases cited68 opinions

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  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by108 opinions

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  4. Mary E. MORSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTH COAST OPPORTUNITIES, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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