Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Motts
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2001No. 00-56926PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Regina Sanford and Keaira Smith appeal the judgment of the district court granting summary judgment in their section 1983 action against defendants Officer David Motts and the City of Compton. Holding that the plaintiffs’ case is not barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), and that the plaintiffs should also have been allowed to amend their complaint to assert a .due process claim, we reverse the judgment and remand to the district court.
FACTS
Reviewing de novo the motion for summary judgment, we accept the nonmoving party’s…
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