Legal Opinion
Duffy v. City of Long Beach
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 9, 1988No. Docket Nos. B018926, B029685PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, Acting P. J.
In 1985 appellant Ralph T. Duffy, Jr., filed this action against the City of Long Beach (the City) and certain City employees for “damages for denial of constitutional and civil rights [42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985]. He appeals from orders of dismissal following the sustaining of demurrers to his complaint against the City and third amended complaint against the individual employees. We hold the trial court properly sustained the demurrers on grounds of res judicata and failure to state a cause of action, since the main issues involved in this case were previously decided…
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