Legal Opinion
Venegas v. Wagner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1983No. 81-5696PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court dismissed Venegas’ civil rights claim as barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse.
Viewed in the light most favorable to Venegas, the facts are as follows. Juan Venegas and Lawrence Reyes were arrested on December 25, 1971, by police officer defendants Borsos and Wagner and charged with murder. Venegas’ arrest was without probable cause. That same day, defendant Officer Prchal prepared a crime report falsely implicating Venegas in the murder. Defendants allowed exculpatory evidence to deteriorate. On various occasions between December 1971 and July 1972, defendants…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- People v. ReyesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Briley v. CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Thomas Kaiser v. William CahnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Merrel J. Cline v. Morris L. BrusettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Rose v. BartleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Duane Belanus v. Phil ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Venegas v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Tyrone Merritt v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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