Prokop v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOLAND, J.
SUMMARY
The City of Los Angeles has absolute immunity under Government Code section 831.4 from liability for injuries suffered by a bicyclist who collided with a chain link fence immediately after exiting a class I bikeway located along the Los Angeles River.
FACTUAL, LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
David Prokop sued the City of Los Angeles, seeking damages for injuries he suffered while bicycling along a bikeway, designed by the city, which runs along the south side of the Los Angeles River between Riverside Drive and Los Feliz Boulevard. He alleged that, while bicycling along…
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