Legal Opinion
County of Los Angeles v. the Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1999No. S053930PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
Patricia Cordova brought an action in state court against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and certain others alleging sexual harassment by her coworkers and supervisors. She asserted violations of state law as well as a federal statute, 42 United States Code section 1983, which creates a cause of action for violations, by those wielding state authority, of a person’s civil rights under the federal Constitution. While the action was pending, plaintiff died in a car accident.
California law allows a deceased plaintiff’s estate to maintain an action pending at the…
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