Legal Opinion
Angela Bernhardt v. Los Angeles County Lloyd W. Pellman, Individually and in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2003No. 02-56412PublishedCited by 662 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Angela Bernhardt has sued the County of Los Angeles and its County Counsel, claiming that the County has a policy of settling civil rights cases only for “a lump sum, including all attorney’s fees” that violates both an implied federal right under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and the Supremacy Clause. In summary, Bernhardt contends the County’s lump sum settlement policy has made it impossible for her to retain coun'sel to represent her in litigating her federal claims against the County. This interlocutory appeal is before us following our decision in Bernhardt v. County of Los…
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