Legal Opinion
Dr. Robert Heath v. Douglas Cast, Robert Hardy, Joseph Brown and Peter Perrin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1987No. 85-6571PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Robert Heath brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claimed that Newport Beach police officers arrested him without probable cause and used excessive force to effect his arrest. Following a jury trial in the district court, judgment was entered in favor of the police officers. On appeal, Heath contends the trial court erred (1) in seating an alternate juror by lot, (2) in failing to give preclusive effect to a prior state court ruling which suppressed evidence, (3) in admitting evidence of prior bad acts, (4) in refusing to admit…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Chester C. Davis, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant/appellant v. Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Chester C. Davis, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and Martin Cook, Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants/appellees. Summa Corporation, Hughes Aircraft Corporation, Defendants- Counterclaimants/appellants v. Chester C. Davis, Davis & Cox, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and D. Martin Cook, Counterdefendants/appelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by38 opinions
- United States v. Eddie L. Ayers, and Gregory R. AyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Ayers v. City of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1998
- National Labor Relations Board v. General Electric Company, and International Union of Electrical, Radio, and MacHine Workers, Afl-Cio, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Green v. BacaDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2005
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