Legal Opinion
Catsouras v. Department of California Highway Patrol
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 2010No. G039916, G040330PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOORE, J.
—Nicole Catsouras (decedent) suffered a tragic end to her young life. At age 18, she was decapitated in an automobile accident. With her demise, the torment of her family members began. They endured not only her death, and the hideous manner of it, but also the unthinkable exploitation of the photographs of her decapitated remains. Those photographs were strewn about the Internet and spit back at the family members, accompanied by hateful messages.
In a second amended complaint against the Department of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and two of its peace officers, Thomas…
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