Legal Opinion
Venegas v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 31, 2007No. B186764PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, Acting P. J.
In this appeal we address a question of first impression in California. Does the doctrine of qualified immunity, which applies to federal civil rights actions under 42 United States Code section 1983, also apply to California civil rights actions under Civil Code section 52.1? We hold the doctrine of qualified immunity does not apply to plaintiffs’ cause of action under Civil Code section 52.1. The County of Los Angeles (County) and Robert Harris having argued no other grounds for immunity, we reverse the summary adjudication in their favor because there are…
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