Legal Opinion
Esau Awabdy v. City of Adelanto Scott Burnell Ted Hartz Richard Althouse, Michael Sakamoto, Does I-X, Inclusive
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 20, 2004No. 02-57118PublishedCited by 341 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Two weeks before the 2000 election, Esau Awabdy suffered a significant setback in his campaign for another term on the City Council of Adelanto when the San Bernardino County District Attorney charged him with embezzling public funds. Awabdy pled not guilty prior to election day and, over one year later, the Superior Court granted a motion by a deputy District Attorney to dismiss the charge in the interests of justice. By then, however, Awabdy was no longer serving on the City Council, for he had been soundly defeated at the polls.
After the charge was dismissed,…
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