Legal Opinion
Forster v. County of Santa Barbara
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1990No. 88-6372PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Because police suspected Dr. Forster of illegally prescribing narcotics, they began investigating him in 1980 and eventually arrested him in 1983. At the time of his arrest, Dr. Forster was an outspoken member of NORAID, the Northern Irish Aid Committee. He was taken into custody just before a planned NORAID protest of the Queen of England’s visit to Santa Barbara. The charges were later dropped.
In 1985, Forster and his wife1 filed this 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 action for damages against a number of state and county defendants, challenging the validity of the warrants issued for Dr.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Howard L. Haupt v. T.D. Dillard, Robert Leonard Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department City of Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County, NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Roberta Lee, Guardian Ad Litem Avril King Brenda Walls v. The City of BeaumontCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Desnick v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Paul L. Gabbert v. David Conn Carol Najera Leslie Zoeller Elliot OppenheimCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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