Legal Opinion
Fairley v. Luman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 15, 2002No. 99-56483PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff was detained by officers of the City of Long Beach Police Department (“City”) and held for twelve days on outstanding warrants for the arrest of his twin brother. Plaintiff brought a suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the detaining officers and booking sergeant for use of excessive force and arrest without probable cause and a Monell claim against the City for violation of plaintiffs civil rights by reason of a policy, custom or practice of its Police Department. The jury exonerated the individual officers but found the City liable, awarding plaintiff $11,250. The district court…
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3Cited by143 opinions
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