Legal Opinion

Griffith v. City of Monrovia

Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California

Decided June 23, 1982No. Civ. A. No. 15123PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FOSTER, J.

Plaintiff, Leroy Griffith, appeals from a judgment for defendant, City of Monrovia, in an action for damages for personal injuries. The appeal is on a settled statement.

On July 14, 1979, members of the Monrovia Police Department responded to a call of shots being fired. At the scene, suspicion attached to plaintiff, who was placed under arrest, handcuffed, and walked a dis*Supp. 8tance of 25 or 30 feet by a police officer to the rear seat of a police car. When so placed, plaintiff “began to make inquiries as to what was going on and became vocal. Between five and ten minutes…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ne Casek v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
  2. Datil v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  3. Larson v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. Jiminez v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  5. Patricia J. v. Rio Linda Union School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Mary M. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Fearon v. Department of CorrectionsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  3. Badiggo v. County of VenturaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
  4. Peterson v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. Reed v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995

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