Legal Opinion
Thomas Brewster v. Shasta County, a Public Entity Brad McDannold an Individual D. Compomizzo, an Individual
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 28, 2001No. 01-15118PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to decide whether the Shasta County Sheriffs Department, when investigating crime, acts on behalf of the state of California or on behalf of Shasta County. If the sheriff is a county actor, Shasta County may be subject to liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. New York City Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978), for the sheriffs constitutional torts. We conclude that the sheriffs department, when investigating crime, acts for the county, and therefore that the county is subject to section 1983 liability.
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