Legal Opinion
Gary D. Smiddy v. Dudley D. Varney, Sidney Nuckles, Raymond Inglin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1987No. 83-6507, 85-5687 and 85-6007PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
This case is before us for the second time. 1 In this appeal we must decide whether the district court correctly resolved the remanded question: whether the police officers were liable for damages incurred after the prosecutor filed the criminal complaint against Smiddy. We must also consider the award of attorneys’ fees.
Gary Smiddy brought this action in 1976 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City and County of Los Angeles and certain employees of the Los Angeles Police Department. He sought damages caused by his arrest without a warrant or probable cause in violation…
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