Legal Opinion
Domingo Roque Molina v. Paul T. Richardson and the City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1978No. 76-2810PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Molina appeals from the judgment of the district court dismissing his civil-rights claim against the City of Los Angeles for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and denying him attorney’s fees for his successful action against two *847policemen employed by the city. We affirm the dismissal of the claim against the city and vacate and remand the judgment with respect to the denial of attorney’s fees.
I. The Facts
On July 1, 1973, Molina was stopped by two policemen while driving his automobile in Los Angeles. The officers had noticed that the rear of…
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