Legal Opinion
Jena Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Department Al Olsen, Police Chief, Individually and as a Police Agent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1988No. 87-1969PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1423FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Jena Balistreri appeals, pro se, the district court’s dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court’s decision is published at 656 F.Supp. 423. We reverse.
FACTS
Balistreri’s complaint, prepared by an attorney, alleges the following facts.
On February 13, 1982, Balistreri was severely beaten by her husband. The Pacifi-ca police officers who responded to her call for assistance removed the husband from the home, but refused to place him under arrest, and were “rude, insulting and unsympathetic” toward Mrs. Balistreri. One of…
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