Legal Opinion
Mortimer v. Baca
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 2010No. 07-55393PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Los Angeles County Sheriff, Leroy Baca (“Baca”), in his official capacity. Plaintiffs allege that their civil rights were violated when they were kept in custody by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (“LASD”) for periods of time ranging from twenty-six to twenty-nine hours after the court had authorized their releases, and that their over-detentions were the result of a policy of deliberate indifference to their constitutional rights. We determine that our prior opinion in this litigation, Berry…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Lee v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by43 opinions
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