Legal Opinion
Frank Finley v. Baxter Rittenhouse
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1969No. 23427_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant was convicted in the Pasadena, California, Muncipal Court of buying and receiving stolen property in violation of section 496 of the California Penal Code.
Ten years later, he brought this civil action for damages under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the appellee, the police officer who arrested him for the above offense, had subjected him to false imprisonment and had unlawfully taken several items from his person, which were later admitted in evidence at his trial.
On two occasions, the trial court dismissed appellant’s complaint 1 and directed him to file an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- R. W. Agnew v. Richard W. MoodyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Douglas Stiltner v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Luther Robinson Maddox v. Raymond O. ShroyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Alvera M. Aldabe v. Charles D. AldabeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- NORTH STAR INTERNATIONAL, a Nevada Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Salvadore Rotolo v. The Borough of Charleroi (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Comtronics, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1975
- Jones v. AultDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1974
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