Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Townsend
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2003No. 02-35342; D.C. No. CV-97-00851-JCCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
A state court jury awarded Murphy $2.6 million in damages. Meanwhile, Murphy’s parallel federal action for violation of his civil rights (42 U.S.C. § 1983) was proceeding at a slower pace. In due course, the state court of appeals reversed Murphy’s state court judgment, and the district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. Murphy appeals, and we affirm.
Following a rancorous election campaign for the office of sheriff, in which Murphy was the loser, he sued the state pharmacy board, various county officials, and the county government, as their employer, in the two…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Worldwide Church of God v. McNairCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Selwyn A. Robinson v. George R. Ariyoshi, Governor, and McBryde Sugar Company, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Fontana Empire Center, Llc v. City Of FontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002