Legal Opinion
Yanes v. Maricopa County
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided November 13, 2012No. 1 CA-CV 11-0274Published
1Opinion of the Court
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GOULD, Judge.
¶ 1 Maricopa County, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Detention Officer Adam Hernandez, and Detention Officer John Noble (collectively “Defendants”) appeal the judgment entered after a jury returned a verdict finding them liable on Appellee Delano Yanes’ (‘Yanes”) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim. Because Yanes’ § 1983 claim is not actionable under the substantive due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, we reverse the judgment to the extent it imposes liability for that claim.1
Facts and Procedural Background 2
¶ 2 On September 25, 2003, Yanes was arrested and accused of molesting and…
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