Legal Opinion
Rossiter v. Benoit
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 23, 1979No. Civ. 19992PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DOMENICHINI, J. *
This appeal is from a judgment of dismissal with prejudice entered against the plaintiff after, a general demurrer of the defendants, Paul J. Benoit and Michael Hem, was sustained without leave to amend.
Complaint and Demurrer
On May 23, 1977, plaintiff filed his complaint in Orange County.
Plaintiff brings his action under the federal Civil Rights Act, 42 United States Code section 1983, 1 to redress the deprivation of his civil rights. He alleges defendants Benoit and Hem, City of Riverside police officers, and Stevens, a licensed security guard, all acting as law…
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