Legal Opinion
Freeman v. City of Santa Ana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1995No. 93-56470PublishedCited by 301 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
We consider here the claims of a business owner that her business was subjected to unfair and discriminatory enforcement efforts by local police officers. Elba Freeman (“Freeman”) is the owner of a bar/restaurant called The Red Turtle who sued the City of Santa Ana, California, its police chief, and several police officers (“defendants”),1 alleging violations of her rights under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. She sought injunctive relief and damages under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985 & 1986. On September 23, 1993, after 22 days of trial, the…
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