Legal Opinion
Martinez v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1998No. 96-55869PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
At the request of the Los Angeles Police Department, Mexican authorities arrested the plaintiff in this case, Jose Gonzalez Martinez, a Mexican national, in Mexico, for a murder committed in Los Angeles. Martinez was held for prosecution in Mexico pursuant to Article IV of the Mexican Federal Penal Code.1 Martinez did not commit the murder. *1377Nevertheless, he was held in a Mexican prison for fifty-nine days until he was released.
Martinez and his wife, Maria Pinto de Gonzalez, sued the City of Los Angeles (the “City”), and the Los Angeles Police Department and…
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