Legal Opinion
Mary Tatum v. Steven Moody
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2014No. 10-55692, 10-55970PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
A jury found Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) detectives Steven Moody and Robert Pulido liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating Michael Walker’s constitutional rights by (1) acting with deliberate indifference to, or reckless disregard for, Walker’s rights or for the truth, in (2) withholding or concealing evidence that (3) strongly indicated Walker’s innocence of the crimes for which he was held, and was reasonably likely to have resulted in dis missal of the charges against him if revealed. Indeed, dismissal of the charges is exactly what happened when…
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